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Travis Callaghan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLessons learned from the root cause analysis for the fastener components have been incorporated\u201d into the production line for the future John F. Kennedy, Enterprise and Doris Miller, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the DOT&amp;E report cited ongoing reliability issues with the carrier\u2019s catapult and arrested landing systems, the pivotal gear that gets planes on and off the flight deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ongoing reliability problems with these critical subsystems remains the primary risk to the successful completion of CVN 78\u2033 operational testing planned to last until the end of fiscal 2024, the report noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Arresting Gear remain below the required mean time between operational mission failure. 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