Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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00:00 Who is pushing US Navy to switch back to steam catapults
01:20 Why US Navy switched to Electromagnetic Catapults in the first place
03:31 How steam catapults work
05:14 How electromagnetic catapults Work
07:06 EMALS & external fuel tanks glitch
08:17 Electromagnetic catapults and drones
09:15 Why going back to steam catapults is not that simple

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Music:
Turnaround - Tigerblood Jewel
The Old Timer - Tigerblood Jewel
Informal Parameters - Charles Holme
Routine - Anthony Earls
Electric Blues Bullet - Def Lev
Nocturnal Soul - Sonum
Thyone - Ben Elson

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