President Donald Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet. Flanked by renderings of the “Trump class” battleships at sea, Trump said he would take an active role in their design. He didn’t use the term “Trump class” in his remarks. “We envision that these ships will be the first of a whole new class ships to be produced in the years to come,” he said. Initially, the Navy will build two of the “Trump class” ships, quickly followed by eight more.

Source: CNN December 22, 2025 17:34 UTC