""They'll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," Trump claimed during the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. According to Trump, the ship, the first of which will be named the USS Defiant, will be longer and larger than the World War II-era Iowa-class battleships and will be armed with hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers all technologies that are in various stages of development by the Navy."
"The announcement comes just a month after the Navy scrapped its plans to build a new, small warship, citing growing delays and cost overruns, deciding instead to go with a modified version of a Coast Guard cutter that was being produced until recently. The sea service has also failed to build its other newly designed ships, like the new Ford-class aircraft carrier and Columbia-class submarines, on time and on budget."
President Trump announced a plan for the Navy to build a new large warship dubbed a 'battleship' as part of a 'Golden Fleet' vision. The first ship will be named USS Defiant, and Trump said it will be larger than World War II Iowa-class battleships and carry hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers. The Navy has recently abandoned a new small warship program and struggled with delays and cost overruns on other major ship classes. Several advanced weapon efforts, such as shipboard railguns, were abandoned, while lasers have been fielded in limited roles. Nuclear cruise missiles could raise treaty issues.
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