Defense Technology International – More Than One Ford In Trouble?

Are there problems with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), which is supposed to replace steam catapults aboard the Navy’s next carrier, Gerald R. Ford.?

Virginian Pilot – Dynamic new ramp gives military cargo vessel a lift

The Cape Rise left its home at the mouth of Scotts Creek on Monday, on the way to pick up Marine cargo for the war in Afghanistan. The ship, a roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel, was already a useful machine, but now it has a new feature to make loading all that cargo easier: a massive stern ramp that can be lowered by a single person, thanks to computer-controlled hydraulics.