In the designation BBG(X), BB means battleship, G means guided missile ship (i.e., a ship with a medium- or long-range air defense system), and (X) means the design of the ship has not yet been fully ...

The lead ship of the new Trump-class battleship is to cost as much as a Ford-class aircraft carrier, according to an analyst for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Due to the ...

Social media is having a field day with President Donald Trump’s latest fascination with military muscle, joking that the commander in chief’s enthusiasm feels less like strategy and more like ...

Donald Trump announces the construction of new U.S. battleships that the Pentagon says will be armed with nuclear cruise missiles, railguns, and lasers. Is this a smart use of naval resources? Will ...

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet," as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens, at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. - Jessica ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.” ...

President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...

The U.S. Navy will get two new battleships, the “largest we've ever built,” sometime in the 2030s, President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 22. Construction of the ships, designated Trump-class ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new "golden fleet" of naval vessels, starting with two battleships. The first "Trump class" battleship will be named the USS Defiance, with plans for ...

The president said development of the vessels would help maintain military superiority and improve the industrial base, but analysts suggested they were the wrong approach to current threats. By Zolan ...

A Chinese naval expert has weighed in following President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that the United States will construct a "Trump‑class" line of massive warships to be the centerpiece of a ...