Chapters:00:10 – The Tale of Billy Mitchell09:00 – The Tragic Saga of U.S Navy Surface Procurement19:45 – The Trump Class Battleship in Detail33:55 – The Operational Challenges of a Modern Fleet (AKA Why it COULD be Good)43:58 – Naval Aviation is still the keyWell everyone, we have ourselves a new battleship. The USS Defiant, first vessel in the… sigh Trump Class of Battleships. The Trump Administration has announced that they are going to be revamping the United States Navy as part of their “Golden Fleet” initiative, you may have seen my reaction on ‪@LazerPig‬ video, but here is my more coherent, nuanced response.