Battleships once ruled the seas, but they have since been replaced by aircraft carriers. The idea of returning to this ...

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 ...

Last week President Donald Trump, with his customary fanfare, unveiled plans for a new “Golden Fleet” of Trump-class battleships. “There’s never been anything like these ships,” the president declared ...

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 ...

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.

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.