Trump-class battleship ... In a press conference in December 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a United States Navy guided-missile warship, to be called the Trump-class battleship. …

Dec 22, 2025 · “The future Trump-class battleship – the USS Defiant – will be the largest, deadliest and most versatile and best-looking warship anywhere on the world’s oceans,” Phelan said during the …

Dec 22, 2025 · — Today, President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan, alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, announced their intent to construct a new class of …

Dec 22, 2025 · President Donald J. Trump announced the Navy's intent to develop a new class of American-designed, 30,000 to 40,000-ton large surface combatants, or battleships, that will be …

Dec 27, 2025 · President Donald Trump announced Monday the Navy will build a new class of battleships called the Trump class, with the first ship to be named USS Defiant (BBG-1). The ship will …

Dec 23, 2025 · 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.

Jan 8, 2026 · The Navy’s proposed new battleship diverts resources from building other, more badly needed weapons such as attack submarines.

5 days ago · From what we know of President Trump’s upcoming “battleship” project, it roughly adheres to the historical standard of the Iowa-class battleships—but has several key differences.

Dec 23, 2025 · The new battleships project would be led by a naval shipbuilding base that has struggled to deliver in recent years and which Navy Secretary John Phelan said this year was in disarray.

Dec 26, 2025 · On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a new "Trump-class" battleship, declaring it would be "the fastest, the biggest, and by far, 100 times more powerful than …