Trump's new battleship, USS Defiant (BBG-1), could be canceled before a single ship is built. At $17.47 billion each, it costs more than a Ford-class aircraft carrier, and after the November 2026 midterms Democrats now control both the House and the Senate.
In this video we break down the Trump-class battleship from bow to stern: 128 vertical launch cells, 12 Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missiles, a 32-megajoule railgun, two 5-inch guns, high-energy lasers and layered close-in defenses against drone and missile swarms. We compare its size with the Arleigh Burke destroyer, the Zumwalt, the Iowa-class battleship and the Ford-class carrier, and explain why the Navy's switch to nuclear power in May 2026 changes everything.
Then we follow the money. The Navy wants 15 Trump-class battleships over the next 30 years, more than $262 billion on paper, and construction can't start before the early 2030s. Supporters call it the most lethal warship ever designed. Critics call it a vanity project. With Congress now in new hands, can the program survive?
Source: The Navy Channel
