Iowa-Class aircraft carriers were meant to be massive, mobile battle stations that could turn the tide of a war. Here's why ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...

The end of the Age of the Battleship appears to have been called prematurely as the Trump administration, as part of its Golden Fleet US Navy reform, says it is reviving the giant battlewagons in the ...

US President Donald Trump has confirmed plans for the US Navy to develop a new class of large surface combatant ships, intended to replace the previously proposed DDG(X) destroyers. The announcement, ...

President Trump unveiled plans Monday for "Trump-class" battleships that will anchor his ambitious Golden Fleet vision for US naval dominance. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago flanked by Defense Secretary Pete ...

The U.S. Navy is expected to provide its first formal guidance on the initial design schedule for the BBG(X) guided-missile ...

President Donald Trump announced a new fleet of ships on Monday, known as the "Golden Fleet," as he revealed he approved plans for two new "very large battleships." Trump said the new ships would be ...

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 ...

The Trump administration has announced that it wants to build a new class of battleships. But this is just one element of the Golden Fleet –a larger program of naval reform aimed at a major ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships on ...

DDG 1000s, like the USS Zumwalt shown here, featured large naval guns, but the US Navy opted to buy more traditional guided-missile destroyers instead. (Janes/Michael Fabey) US President Donald Trump ...