President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a battleship as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.”
They’ll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built, Trump claimed during the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The ship, according to Trump, will be longer and larger than the World War II-era Iowa-class battleships and will be armed with hypersonic missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers all technologies that are still being developed by the Navy.
Just a month ago, the Navy scrapped its plans to build a new, small warship, citing growing delays and cost overruns, deciding instead to go with a modified version of a Coast Guard cutter that was being produced until recently. The sea service has also failed to build its other newly designed ships, like the new Ford-class aircraft carrier and Columbia-class submarines, on time and on …​President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a battleship as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.”
They’ll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built, Trump claimed during the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The ship, according to Trump, will be longer and larger than the World War II-era Iowa-class battleships and will be armed with hypersonic missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers all technologies that are still being developed by the Navy.
Just a month ago, the Navy scrapped its plans to build a new, small warship, citing growing delays and cost overruns, deciding instead to go with a modified version of a Coast Guard cutter that was being produced until recently. The sea service has also failed to build its other newly designed ships, like the new Ford-class aircraft carrier and Columbia-class submarines, on time and on … ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
