Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Congress is putting the brakes on the U.S. Navy’s proposed Trump-class BBG(X) battleship, demanding proof that the program’s key technologies...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy is finalizing plans to buy the first Trump-class battleship in its 2027 budget — ensuring the new...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy’s FY2027 shipbuilding plan strongly signals that the Trump-class nuclear-powered battleship has effectively superseded the DDG(X) destroyer program. The Navy had planned...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle told Congress this month that the Trump-class nuclear-powered guided-missile battleship will use the A1B nuclear reactor —...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy’s new Trump-class BBG(X) nuclear-powered battleship will cost roughly $17 billion per hull and displace between 30,000 and 40,000 tons, making it...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy plans to spend $17 billion on the first Trump-class BBG(X) nuclear-powered guided-missile battleship, with the first three hulls estimated at $43...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s Project 23560 Lider-class destroyer was Moscow’s bid to rebuild a blue-water navy with one ship that did everything: a nuclear-powered surface combatant displacing...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Russian Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has approximately 176 Vertical Launch System (VLS) cells — approximately 38% more than the U.S. Navy’s planned Trump-class...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy formally entered the Trump-class nuclear-powered battleship in the Navy’s FY2027 30-year shipbuilding plan — replacing the long-running DDG(X) destroyer program with...