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The U.S. Navy’s proposed Trump-class battleship, with a preliminary price tag of $17 billion, has generated debate and attention at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space...
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The U.S. Navy’s proposed Trump-class battleship, with a preliminary price tag of $17 billion, has generated debate and attention at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space...
The Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)) is no longer just rhetoric; it is now a formally budgeted program. The administration’s FY2027 request included $1.8B for R&D...
One of the first things a U.S. Navy sailor learns in boot camp is how to fight fires onboard ships. This is deadly serious...
The Zumwalt-Class was supposed to be the future of the surface fleet. The Navy planned to build 32. It got three. Naval officials get...
The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II. Nicknamed “The Big Wisky” by...
The British Royal Navy’s HMS Vanguard — the 814-foot, 30-knot, 51,000-ton fast battleship laid down at John Brown shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland on March...
The Montana-class would have been the largest, most heavily armed, and best-protected battleship the United States Navy ever put to sea. As one U.S....
There is something almost theatrical about the way USS New Jersey kept refusing to retire. But sitting standing on the deck of the USS...
The USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was so badly designed it would tilt sideways when its guns rotated. It killed its own crew in turret and...
The U.S. Navy is asking Congress for a massive $377.5 billion share of the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, a 24.3% increase over...