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 ...

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.

The proposed Trump class USS Defiant promises hypersonics, lasers, and railguns, but modern naval war is about numbers, survivability, and sustainment. When missile capacity, manpower, and cost are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PALM BEACH — President Donald Trump said his administration is embarking on the construction of a "golden fleet" of naval war ...

Even before using a U.S. Navy armada to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump had big ideas to remake the service in his image. At a glitzy Mar-a-Lago rollout last month, he ...

President Donald Trump announced the Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernize a fleet that’s been hobbled by years of cost overruns and delays. A ...

President Trump wants the Navy to build him some battleships -- and name them after him, too. The first "Trump-class" battleship will be christened USS Defiant and cost $9 billion -- or more.

Even before using a U.S. Navy armada to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump had big ideas to remake the service in his image. At a glitzy Mar-a-Lago rollout last month, he ...

Plans to construct the “most lethal warship ever built” were unveiled in a news conference recently by President Donald Trump, and Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries will be involved in ...