The Navy doesn’t have a clear plan for replacing the capabilities of an aging destroyer used to test the effectiveness of ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford has been on cruise since June and the Navy's top officer does not want to send it to the Middle East ...

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 ...

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 ...

Key Points and Summary - In 2010, the U.S. Navy surfaced three Ohio-class SSGN missile submarines across the Indo-Pacific to signal that American undersea strike power could appear anywhere, anytime. ...

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 ...