President Donald Trump has announced the Golden Fleet and the USS Defiant, a 35,000-ton Trump-class battleship. Claimed to be 100 times more powerful than WWII ships, is this the future of the US Navy? In a radical shift in naval strategy, the U.S. Navy is moving away from smaller destroyers to build the largest surface combatant since 1945. The USS Defiant (BBG-1) is envisioned as a “command and control” hub equipped with 12 Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles, 128 VLS cells, and the structural capacity for a 32-Megajoule electromagnetic railgun.In this deep-dive explainer, we analyze the technical specifications released by the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), the $15 billion per-ship cost, and why the Trump administration believes a “Golden Fleet” of 25 battleships is necessary to counter modern threats. We also look at the defensive “laser shields” powered by the ship’s massive integrated electrical grid.Video Chapters 00:00 – The Era of the Big Gun Returns 00:22 – What defines a “True” Battleship? 01:06 – Why the Battleship became Obsolete 01:46 – The U.S. Navy’s Pivot to Destroyers 02:11 – The USS Defiant: A Radical New Strategy 02:47 – Firepower: Hypersonic Missiles & Railguns 03:30 – Defensive Shields & Laser Weapons 03:55 – Battleship vs. Destroyer: The Heavyweight Boxer 04:44 – The $15 Billion Bet on Naval Dominance#usnavy #trump #goldenfleet #ussdefiant #battleship #militarynews #geopolitics #hypersonic #defense #navalwarfare