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 ...

President Trump announced on Monday a new class of battleships as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet.” The president said that he approved a plan for the Navy to start construction of the two ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A concrete truck driver was killed in a wreck Tuesday morning on the entrance ramp from eastbound Missouri 150 Highway to southbound U.S. 71 Highway. Kansas City, Missouri, police ...

I never thought I would say this in the year 2025, but here it is: the United States is working on a brand-new battleship, the likes of which the seas of the world have not seen in countless decades.

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a wreck involving a pickup truck on US-301 near Micro in Johnston County on Monday evening. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the wreck ...

New battleship to lead Navy's expanded 'Golden Fleet' Vessel envisioned as biggest, most powerful in naval warfare Warship to carry nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missiles PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec ...

President Donald Trump announced plans Monday for a new class of large Navy warships bearing his name. The so-called “Trump-class” ships would be described as battleships, though officials say they ...

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 ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a bold plan ...

The centerpiece of the Trump administration’s revamp of the U.S. Navy is the largest surface combatant America will build since World War II. The U.S. Navy will buy two new “battleships” as part of ...