U.S. president Donald Trump announced the formation of a "Trump class" battleship at Mar-a-Lago property on December 22, 2025, Florida. © Getty Images / Tasos Katopodis
U.S. president Donald Trump announced plans to introduce a fresh class of battleships for the “Golden Fleet” of the U.S. Navy, calling them the largest and most powerful always built.
On Monday, speaking with Mar-a-Lago during an event that the White home called ‘important notice’, Trump said he approved 2 ships to begin with, and he's planning to build up to 25.
He was accompanied by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.
According to Trump, these ships ‘Trump Classes’, larger than Iowa class ships from planet War II, will be armed with hypersonic missiles, rail cannons and lasers.
‘Wall Street Journal’, who was the first to study on the president's plans, wrote that the U.S. Navy plans to acquisition the first ship in 2030.
“As you know, we desperately request ships” said Trump.
"They will be the fastest, largest and definitely 100 times more powerful than any battleship always built."
The plan is part of a wider naval expansion, covering both manned and unmanned ships.
Officials inform that the United States is lagging behind China in terms of the possible and production of ships.
When asked if fresh warships were to be the answer to America's main rival, Trump refused to indicate Beijing.
“This is an answer to all” – he said.
This announcement appears as Washington's operations in the Caribbean intensify, and the US Coast defender attacks tankers associated with Venezuela.
Since September, U.S. Navy ships have been dispatched to intercept units that according to the White home were active in drug trafficking, and blocking oil supply.
Caracas denies these accusations and accuses Washington of seeking to change the government in order to gain access to its resources.
The U.S. Navy was besides active in the Red Sea, where it reacted to attacks on commercial shipping linked to regional conflicts.
Last week, the U.S. Navy announced another set of ships, based on a National safety Cutter class Legend boat owned by the U.S. Coast Guard.
"Last Red Sea operations to the Caribbean confirm this request – our tiny arsenal of submarines represents a 3rd of what we have" said the chief of naval operations Daryl Caudle.
"We request more efficient tiny battleships to operate on the advanced seas to bridge the gap and keep our [destructors] in the top-level battle" – he added.
The U.S. Navy late cancelled a task to build a smaller warship due to delays and budget overruns and inactive faces problems with Ford class aircraft and Columbia class submarines.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/629896-trump-says-navy-will-build-most-powerful-ships/
