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Summary and Key Points: CBO analyst Eric Labs outlined a steep projected cost for the first Trump-class guided-missile battleship, with estimates ranging from roughly...
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Summary and Key Points: CBO analyst Eric Labs outlined a steep projected cost for the first Trump-class guided-missile battleship, with estimates ranging from roughly...
Summary and Key Points: A new Congressional Research Service report examines the Navy’s proposed guided-missile battleship program, BBG(X), widely framed as the Trump-class centerpiece...
Summary and Key Points: A preliminary assessment by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests the proposed Trump-class battleship (BBG) could cost between $18 and...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy has begun a critical modernization of its Zumwalt-class destroyers, replacing the ships’ failed Advanced Gun Systems with...
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class BBG(X) “guided-missile battleship” is framed as a bold response to China, but the concept clashes with modern...
Summary and Key Points: A Congressional Budget Office analysis suggests President Trump’s proposed “Golden Fleet” of BBG(X) Trump-class battleships could become the most expensive...
All four Iowa-class battleships saw action during the Korean War, using 16-inch gunfire to hammer coastal targets, support ground forces, and pressure Communist supply...
Summary and Key Points: The ambitious proposal for “Trump-class” battleships faces a harsh reality: the U.S. shipbuilding industry currently produces less than 1% of...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy has effectively cancelled its next-generation DDG(X) destroyer program in favor of the massive “Trump-class” battleship (BBG(X)). -Displacing...
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was poised to be a naval juggernaut—a 45,000-ton Iowa-class battleship armed with nine punishing 16-inch guns. Originally conceived during the...