US EditionPresident Trump to announce new class of battleships named after him: report
- On Dec 22, President Donald Trump will announce plans at Mar-a-Lago for a new class of Navy warships bearing his name at 4.30pm local.
- The White House is pitching the plan as a `Golden Fleet` vision to revitalize the U.S. Navy, following the recent Navy decision to scrap a smaller warship amid cost overruns and delays.
- Pentagon reporting highlights planned vessels as large surface combatants with displacement around 20,000 tonnes, costing at least $5 billion each, plus up to 50 support ships.
- The initiative will need congressional approval and sustained funding, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan joining Monday’s Mar-a-Lago announcement.
- Framed as a counter to China’s naval buildup, the plan aligns with U.S. operations in the Caribbean and pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, featuring advanced offensive strike capabilities including potential hypersonics.
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'Trump Class': US to build two new warships '100 times more powerful'
Speaking at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump announced a new project, 'Trump Class', to upgrade the US Navy amid increased activity in the Caribbean, saying the warships would preserve US dominance and deter enemies, while issuing a direct warning to Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro
"The battleships will be armed at the highest level with cannons and missiles," explains the US President, "but they will also have hypersonic weapons, and even high-power lasers."
The US Navy is to receive new warships - and they are to bear the name of the current president. The first two ships of the new "Trump Class" are to be operational within two and a half years. Trump wants to join in the design.
US President Trump wants to modernize the navy. To that end, he has announced a new class of warships bearing his name. The "Trump class" is intended to surpass existing battleships.
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