Jonathan Moynihan – bfbs Forces News Dec 23, 2025
US president Donald Trump has announced plans for a new Trump class of battleships, as he seeks to expand the US Navy in his own image.
He also said Washington is going to build a new class of aircraft carrier, which will allegedly be bigger than the current Gerald R Ford class.
Mr Trump said that the new warships would be larger, faster and “100 times more powerful” than any previously built, creating the centrepiece of what he called an expanded “Golden Fleet”.
Mr Trump also piled more pressure on Washington’s defence contractors over production delays and overspends.
The Golden Fleet will start off as just two warships, but it is likely to increase to between 20 and 25, Mr Trump said, with the first ship slated to be named USS Defiant.The former Apprentice businessman said that he would like to be personally involved in the designs after he criticised the appearance of previous US warships.
The ships will weigh more than 30,000 tonnes and will be armed with the latest technology, such as artificial intelligence and directed energy lasers.
“We haven’t built a battleship since 1994. These cutting-edge vessels will be some of the most lethal surface warfare ships… other than our submarines,” Mr Trump said.
These new warships will also have nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missiles, according to US Navy secretary John Phelan.
The US president dismissed suggestions that these ships were being built to combat the Chinese threat as he said the boost in the navy was “a counter to everybody”.
Overspends and delays
Alongside the announcement on warships, Mr Trump said he would put pressure on defence contractors to make production quicker and reduce costs.
He added that he will meet US major defence firms next week to look at the delays as he condemned executives’ high pay for contributing to missed procurement targets.
“We don’t want executives making $50m a year, issuing big dividends to everybody, and also doing buybacks,” Mr Trump said.
The White House is reportedly planning an executive order to limit dividends, buybacks and executive pay for defence companies if their project goes over budget and is delayed.
Alongside the new ‘Trump class’ of warships, Mr Trump said he hoped for the introduction of a new, smaller class of frigates previously announced by the navy.
The vanity of this chump is just stunning.
Dumbass Trump does not know his country is broke… yet.
Why does this moron know the Chinese are getting ready to grab Hawaii, and they already own half of California?
That’s the trouble, arrogance, dementia, and stupidity all in one guy.
LOL!! What a Bullshit artist! Hasn’t Trump heard? Russian missiles have rendered the US Navy OBSOLETE! Time for Trump to get a serious brain evaluation! He acts like a moron! He seems to know nothing! Except serving his Jew Masters; that he’s great at.
China builds 200 ships/yr. The US four (4). The last “New” US naval ships were a Joke! They were pieces of shit & have been retired. A total waste of Billions of dollars. The F-16 is obsolete. The F-22 are few, with most being in maintenance, and the F-35 is a lemon that can’t stand with Russian & Chinese fighters. The US & Europe are militarily impotent. The definition of Paper Tigers. The US & Europe can’t build shit anymore! They’ve been Deindustrialized and owe Rothschild Jewry TRILLIONS of Dollars. Just the annual interest payment on US debt is a Trillion dollars! The west is finished.
There are some rumors that trumpet has anal incontinence and that a stink is noticeable wherever he goes.
Such would imply a major health issue, possibly compromising his judgment.
Strange that his predecessor also had compromised judgment.