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 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (December 22, 2025) announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself — an honour usually reserved for leaders who have left office ...

Trump has promised that construction will begin almost immediately and that the first ships could arrive within two and a half years. The new fleet isn’t just about military strength-it’s about ...

The president said they'll be "100 times" more powerful than earlier ships. President Donald Trump announced a new class of battleships to build out what he has dubbed the Navy's "Golden Fleet" that ...

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 has unveiled plans for the US Navy to build a new class of heavily armed battleships. The "Trump-class" vessels are being billed as the biggest, fastest and most powerful ...

The US Navy will lead the design of the new 'Trump-class" battleships, said Donald Trump. It is aimed at strengthening the US naval base dominance. In a move to strengthen US defence and increase ...

President Donald Trump has announced the construction of what he is dubbing the “Golden Fleet” for the U.S. Navy. “Some of the ships are old and obsolete; we’re excited to go in the opposite direction ...

President Donald Trump is moving forward with a high-profile naval initiative to create a “Golden Fleet” with the introduction of a new “battleship.” President Donald Trump takes questions from ...

(CNN) — President Donald Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet. “They’ll ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump announced new "Trump-class" ships for the US Navy Golden Fleet. Trump said that up to 25 ships will be built, with construction set to start immediately. The Navy said these ...