We follow the Bismarck from its tense breakout into the Atlantic to the moment it is finally cornered by the Royal Navy.

It is too early to tell what advice President Trump received from military leaders concerning the strategic ramifications of the recent Venezuelan operation. We Americans are superb military ...

President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...

The advent of advanced anti-ship missiles, naval aviation, and even unmanned aerial systems ensured that the battleship remained obsolete—until now. After decades, the battleship is back. This week.

Trump’s battleship plan clashes with decades of U.S. naval strategy and technology shifts Experts described it as a "prestige project," a "bomb magnet" and said that "this ship will never sail." Even ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new "golden fleet" of naval vessels, starting with two battleships. The first "Trump class" battleship will be named the USS Defiance, with plans for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Almost as soon as President Donald Trump announced that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet," as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens, at Mar ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships on ...

President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...

President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that the Navy will build “battleships” again was not the only blast from the past. If they are ever built, the ships would each feature an electromagnetic ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump on Monday said he will oversee the development of a new class of Navy battleship — named after himself. The move was cast in part as an effort to give the nation’s ...