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Summary and Key Points: This article examines General Atomics’ proposal to install a 32-megajoule electromagnetic railgun on the Trump-class guided-missile battleship. -Following the Surface...
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Summary and Key Points: This article examines General Atomics’ proposal to install a 32-megajoule electromagnetic railgun on the Trump-class guided-missile battleship. -Following the Surface...
Synopsis: The Trump-class battleship BBG(X) is being pitched as a 21st-century command-and-control powerhouse, but analysts warn it may lack the military utility of the...
Summary and Key Points: The debate over the proposed Trump-class battleship echoes an earlier experiment: the Cold War reactivation of the Iowa-class. -Reactivated in...
Summary and Key Points: Trump’s BBG(X) ‘Trump-class’ guided-missile battleship is pitched as a huge command-and-control platform to replace retiring cruisers. -Renderings and Navy briefings...
Summary and Key Points: After Red Sea combat against Houthi missiles and drones, the U.S. Navy’s core lesson is that interceptor defense works—but it...
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class battleship, the centerpiece of a visionary “Golden Fleet,” represents a radical departure from modern naval doctrine. -Designed...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s ambitious “Golden Fleet” initiative, headlined by the controversial Trump-class battleship USS Defiant (BBG-1), is facing intense skepticism...
Summary and Key Points: Trump’s new National Defense Strategy touts a “Golden Fleet” rebuild anchored by Trump-class battleships led by USS Defiant. -At 35,000–40,000...
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class battleship—designated BBG(X) and led by the USS Defiant—aims to become the Navy’s largest surface combatant since World...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Andrew Latham challenges the view that canceling the Trump-class battleship program after a single hull would be a procurement...