The American president has claimed the new fleet will be “100 times more powerful“ than any ever built
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to introduce a new class of battleships for the US Navy’s ‘Golden Fleet’ , claiming they will be the biggest and most powerful ever built.
Speaking Monday from Mar-a-Lago during what the White House called a “major announcement,” Trump said he approved two ships to start, with plans for up to 25. He was joined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.
Larger than WWII-era Iowa-class ships, the ‘Trump-class’ vessels will carry hypersonic…
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