Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 conducts flight operations aboard the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 2, 2025. Tripoli, the flagship of the ...

Navy Musician 2nd Class Zachary Buckwash, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, performs holiday carols on the pier alongside 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 18, ...

President Trump said the U.S. Navy would build a new ‘Trump-class’ battleship, with construction of the first ship to begin almost immediately. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press President Trump ...

Cmdr. Douglas Hagenbuch, left, commanding officer of Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN-21), and Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi participate in a discussion during a ...

President Donald Trump announced the Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernize a fleet that’s been hobbled by years of cost overruns and delays. A ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday announced plans to build new battleships for the first time in more than 80 years — and is naming them after himself. The new ships will represent an upgrade to ...

I never thought I would say this in the year 2025, but here it is: the United States is working on a brand-new battleship, the likes of which the seas of the world have not seen in countless decades.

A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight deck of littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara while operating in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 16, 2025. In a press release, ...

PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced on Monday plans to build a new “Trump-class” of battleships — larger, faster and “100 times more powerful” than any before — ...

President Donald Trump announced plans Monday for a new class of large Navy warships bearing his name. The so-called “Trump-class” ships would be described as battleships, though officials say they ...

President Donald Trump on stage after speaking to troops aboard the USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) President Donald Trump announced Monday the U.S.