"And for nearly two decades, automatic landing systems have been able to drop and stop a jet on the fog-shrouded deck of an aircraft carrier that's barely twice as wide and three times as long as the jet's wingspan—and the ship is moving. Meanwhile, the pilot sits in the cockpit, hands folded."

I know that aircraft carriers have these systems, but having been on two deployments on an aircraft carrier I have never heard of it being used. I think it's only for emergencies when the pilot is injured or incapacitated.