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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - What we know about Trump's $275B nuclear-powered battleships plan Thu Aug 6 23:30:32 2026

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President Trump’s new class of battleships, which are envisioned to anchor the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet,” are expected to cost around $275 billion to build, according to a government report released Wednesday. The first of 15 ships, the USS Defiant, is projected to cost around $23.4 billion to construct, with each subsequent vessel costing about $18 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis said. The first battleship could take eight years or longer to construct. Read More: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6012597-trump-golden-fleet-battleships-cbo-cost/ #trump #politics #pentagon

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Trump battleship-building plan will cost $275 billion, shipyard capacity in doubt: CBO report Thu Aug 6 00:00:00 2026

Each of the 15 nuclear-powered "Trump-class" battleships will cost more than $18 billion, which puts them in the range of the Navy's Ford-class super carriers.

STRIPES (Matthew Adams) - Planned Trump-class battleship fleet could cost $275 billion, CBO reports | Stars and Stripes Wed Aug 5 00:00:00 2026

The fleet of nuclear-powered battleships for the Navy could cost as much as $275 billion to develop and acquire through 2056, according to new report.

STRIPES (Svetlana Shkolnikova) - House defense bill adds hurdle to construction of Trump-class battleship | Stars and Stripes Thu May 28 00:00:00 2026

The policy bill authorizes $1 billion in advance procurement funding but bars construction until the Navy can prove it has the technology to build it.

NEWSNATIONNOW (The Associated Press) - Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at Pearl Harbor memorial: Emails Fri May 15 10:51:57 2026

The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.

STRIPES (Alison Bath) - Navy details how it will realize ‘Golden Fleet’ initiative, including nuclear-powered battleship | Stars and Stripes Tue May 12 00:00:00 2026

The Navy plans to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on shipbuilding over the next few years as it works to amass a larger, stronger fleet.

REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - New Trump-Class Battleship Revealed: Railgun Fury, Lasers & $43.5B Fleet Plan Thu Apr 23 21:17:44 2026