The directive is aimed at increasing investments in U.S. shipbuilding in a way that would address chronic backlogs and cost overruns. But it’s raising eyebrows within the industry and among Virginia lawmakers about potential impacts to Hampton Roads’ economy.
Senator Mark Kelly talks with Jen Psaki about Donald Trump making extreme and expensive demands for changes to aircraft carriers without having any idea what he's actually talking about.
AI:The left-wing media apparatus is once again salivating over Senator Mark Kelly’s latest attempt to paint Donald Trump as out of his depth regarding naval procurement. While the mainstream narrative focuses on the perceived absurdity of Trump's demands for a return to steam catapult technology on future aircraft carriers, they conveniently ignore the fundamental reality: the current trajectory of naval engineering is failing our service members and compromising mission readiness. The radical left wants to frame any push for traditional, reliable hardware as "extreme," yet they remain silent while the actual conditions aboard vessels like the USS Abraham Lincoln deteriorate, leaving families in a state of panic and morale at an all-time…Open
There's an updated price tag for President Trump's so-called 'Golden Fleet' of battleships: $275 billion. MS NOW's Priya Sridhar breaks down the Congressional Budget Office's math on these new Trump-class of battleships.
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.
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.