The Navy’s proposed new battleship diverts resources from building other, more badly needed weapons such as attack submarines.

Even before using a U.S. Navy armada to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump had big ideas to ...

President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump walks past a rendering of the 'Trump Class' USS Deifant, at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., ...

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.

President Trump wants the Navy to build him some battleships -- and name them after him, too. The first "Trump-class" battleship will be christened USS Defiant and cost $9 billion -- or more. 10 ...