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US Navy Open to Building Ships Overseas, New Plan Says
The five-year budget requests $43.5 billion for the first three vessels, which the Navy says could make them the costliest U.S. warships.
- On Monday, the Navy released a 30-year shipbuilding plan detailing the acquisition of at least 15 "Trump-class" battleships through 2055, marking a deeper commitment to what could become the costliest warship ever produced.
- President Donald Trump announced the "Trump-class" battleship at his Mar-a-Lago estate on December 22, 2025, and the administration later fired former Navy Secretary John Phelan for clashing with leadership over shipbuilding revival efforts.
- These battleships could cost at least $14.5 billion apiece, exceeding the $13 billion USS Gerald Ford, while the proposed fiscal 2027 defense budget includes $65.8 billion for shipbuilding to support 34 manned ships and five unmanned platforms.
- Seeking Congressional approval, the Navy aims to build two auxiliary ships and allow overseas fabrication of combatant modules, while increasing reliance on distributed shipbuilding sites from 10% to 50% to accelerate delivery timelines.
- Overall, the service projects it will have 299 battle ships in its fleet by 2031, remaining well short of the 355-ship legal requirement, as items beyond the five-year plan remain under review by the Administration.
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