An advertised merchant-ship drone-launch concept joins several vehicles on deck to form a continuous electromagnetic launch track. The criticism centres on the precision required to align an EMALS system. A track assembled from separate vehicles is rejected as an implausible way to meet that requirement. Rocket-assisted launch is considered a more believable claim for the proposed conversion.
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Why a vehicle-built EMALS track is impractical
A proposed modular electromagnetic launcher runs into the precise alignment demanded by EMALS.