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.
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.