Trump Announces New 'Trump-class' Golden Fleet Of Navy Battleships...

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"As commander in chief, it's my great honor to announce that I have approved a plan for the Navy to begin the construction of two brand-new, very large — largest we've ever built — battleships," Trump announced from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, Monday. Trump, who made the announcement with posters of renderings of the proposed battleships at sea in the background, named the new series as 'Trump-class of ships'. The golden fleet is currently in the design phase, with construction of the first battleship, the USS Defiant, targeted for the early 2030s. The president noted that the Navy aims to have a fleet of 20 to 25 ships eventually. Trump was joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan. "The future Trump-class battleship, the USS Defiant, will be the largest, deadliest and most versatile and best-looking warship anywhere on the world's oceans," Phelan said, adding that he wanted to thank the president for his vision to make the future battleship a game-changing capability for the U.S. Navy. Phelan also compared the future Trump-class battleships to the former Iowa-class battleships, which were a cornerstone of the Navy's warship fleet for much of the 20th century. "The Iowa was designed to go on the attack with the biggest guns, and that's exactly what will define the Trump-class battleships: offensive firepower from the biggest guns of our era," Phelan said. "This ship isn't just to swat the arrows; it is going to reach out and kill the archers," he added. During his remarks, Hegseth said that strengthening the Navy's fleet ties directly to the War Department's key goals of restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding the military and reestablishing deterrence. "American strength is back on the world stage, and the announcement of the golden fleet anchored by new battleships — the biggest and most lethal ever — accomplishes all three of those things and marks a generational commitment to American sea power across the entire department," Hegseth said. During the announcement, Trump made clear that the new battleships are intended to be constructed entirely in the U.S. by American citizens. "The construction will create thousands of American jobs. We're going to have the jobs be created," he said. Along with standard guns and missiles, the new battleships will be equipped with hypersonic weapons, electronic rail guns and high-powered laser-based weaponry, Trump said. He added that the Navy will take the lead in the ships' design, while partnering with the U.S. defense industrial base. The last time the Navy used battleships in combat was in 1991 during the first Gulf War, when the now-decommissioned Iowa-class battleships USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin provided naval gunfire support against Iraqi targets along the coast of Kuwait. Monday's announcement of the Trump-class battleships comes on the heels of the Navy's December 19 announcement that the FF(X), a new class of frigates, will replace the Navy's recently cancelled Constellation-class frigate program. For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com Business News Slide Shows Biotech Stocks Facing FDA Decision In December 2025 Biotech Stocks Facing FDA Decision In October 2025 Biotech Stocks Facing FDA Decision In September 2025 Next Story Global Economics Weekly Update - December 15-19, 2025 December 19, 2025 15:10 ET U.S. inflation data and interest rate decisions by major central banks were the highlights of this busy week for economics news flow. 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