President Trump’s announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, the largest U.S. surface combatant since World War II, ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy has officially suspended the DDG(X) program in favor of the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, a move intended to reclaim maritime dominance through sheer mass and ...

The US Navy’s chief has fully supported directed energy weapons (DE), declaring that the ...

Top Navy officers this week argued the Trump-class battleship may become a “forcing function” to bolster the demand signal for laser weapon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a “Trump-class” battleship on Monday that will carry nuclear-armed cruise missiles — the ...

Though the hypothetical Trump-class vessel would have advantages in some areas, it has no good answer to the Admiral Nakhimov’s advanced hypersonic weapons suite.

The head of the U.S. Navy believes the new Trump-class of battleships, called the “Golden Fleet,” should come equipped with ...

On Monday, Trump announced his approval of the construction of two initial ships, which will be equipped with guns, missiles, hypersonic weapons, and high-powered lasers, according to The Hill. Trump ...

The boats are shipped in from Saronic’s headquarters in Austin, Texas and, once they’re in San Diego, can be outfitted for “bespoke prototyping” with different payloads, such as sensors or an unmanned ...

The hypothetical Trump-class battleship would displace between 30,000 and 40,000 tons—making them roughly two-thirds the size of the Iowa-class battleships of World War II. On Monday afternoon, ...

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 ...