World of Warships is probably already getting this ready for gameplay. (U.S. Navy) We’re not quite at space battleships yet, but the U.S. Navy plans to bring the big warships back to the fleet with a ...

This year, there’s a built-in understanding of the stakes, and opportunities to take back the country from its malefactors.

After finishing my last article on the inability of the US Navy to build frigates, I was hopeful that I could have a bit of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Almost as soon as President Donald Trump announced that the ...

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 ...

The ship will displace more than 35,000 tons and be capable of speeds exceeding 30 knots, according to the Navy. The ...

The Navy plans to bring back its heavily armed class of warship known as battleships, and it will arm them with the most modern weaponry, including nuclear missiles, President Donald Trump announced ...

The hypothetical Trump-class battleship would displace between 30,000 and 40,000 tons—making them roughly two-thirds the size of the Iowa-class battleships of World War II. On Monday afternoon, ...

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." ...

A rendering of the planned Trump Class battleship. (Courtesy of the Navy) President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” ...

In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...