MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Something is missing from Battleship Memorial Park’s entrance: the long-standing F-4C Phantom that has graced that space for years. The F-4C Phantom that has long graced the ...

The first signal that Battleship Texas is entering the home stretch of its eventual move to Galveston's Pier 15 could come as early as this summer. But even then, it'll be a while before the historic ...

On December 22, 2025, the Trump Administration announced a proposed program to build a new class of guided missile battleships (BBG[X]s) for the Navy. BBG(X)s would be the first battleships procured ...

U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, arrives to announce the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship during a statement to the ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries will finalize its design schedule for the Trump-class battleship within 60 days—but it will need to survive many other challenges before leaving the drawing board. This ...

AMERICA’S NAVY has real problems. The fleet stands at half its cold-war peak strength, with China now boasting over 370 ships to America’s armada of just under 300. Shipbuilding programmes are unable ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” battleship, positioning it as a centerpiece of his administration’s effort to rejuvenate the U.S. Navy long plagued by delays, ...

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans on Monday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for what he called a new “Trump-class” battleship, marking a symbolic push to reshape the future of the US Navy.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to U.S. President Donald Trump announce the U.S. Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida ...