Synopsis: The radical proposal to transform Iowa-class battleships into “battlecarriers” remains one of the most provocative ...

Summary and Key Points: The Montana-Class: The 71,000-Ton “Super Battleship” That Never Sailed -The Montana-class was the U.S ...

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 ...

The lead ship of the new Trump-class battleship is to cost as much as a Ford-class aircraft carrier, according to an analyst for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Due to the ...

Trump’s battleship plan clashes with decades of U.S. naval strategy and technology shifts Experts described it as a "prestige project," a "bomb magnet" and said that "this ship will never sail." Even ...

Aircraft carrier Enterprise is shown here under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding. The shipbuilder says carriers will still be part of the new navy fleet. (Janes/Michael Fabey) Chris Kastner, ...

President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...