Spreading the construction of the Trump-class battleship across several different manufacturing locations is key to the Navy’s current plan to build the almost three-football-field-long warship, a ...

The Newport News shipyard is likely the final assembler of the proposed Trump-class battleship, a Navy official said. Jason Potter, performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Navy for ...

The US Navy says it plans to buy 15 hulking “battleships” over the next 30 years. The number of such behemoths it actually needs comes closer to zero. The sooner Congress recognizes that fact, the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A local family says their son’s proposed Eagle Scout project was rejected by the Battleship North Carolina, leaving them confused and frustrated. Harrison Hennessey and his ...

Concerns over the technical feasibility of the proposed Trump-class battleship are prompting lawmakers to put the brakes on construction of the warship as part of the Navy’s planned “Golden Fleet.” ...

To get more missiles and advanced technology like lasers and rail guns out to sea, the Navy wants to see 15 Trump-class “battleships” built over the next 30 years. The BBG(X), as it is listed in the ...

The keel for aircraft carrier Enterprise is shown here in Newport News Shipbuilding's Dry Dock 12, where the US wants to assemble proposed battleships. (Michael Fabey) HII's Newport News Shipbuilding ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship on Dec. 22, 2025. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Congressional Republicans and Democrats included a short provision ...

Warships are naval vessels operated by the government that are primarily used for combat; they can range in size from tiny torpedo boats to massive aircraft carriers. Because of its armament and ...

This is the year the first baby boomers—those born in 1946—turn 80, and that cohort includes Donald Trump. (His big day is ...