Military
Trump announces construction of new battleships
Updated 12/23/2025 – 12:04 a.mReading time: 1 min.
The US administration of Donald Trump has renamed the Pentagon the War Department. She evokes a warrior ethos among soldiers. Now Trump is making another announcement.
US President Donald Trump has announced the construction of two new combat ships for the Navy. The series will bear his name: The battleships of the “Trump Class” would be longer, faster, larger and “100 times” more powerful and would therefore be the largest battleships in the world, said the Republican in the presence of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of State John Phelan, who is responsible for the Navy. Trump announced that they would start with the two ships and gradually increase their number to up to 25.
The project is intended to support domestic industry and they want the world to show “respect” to the United States, Trump added at the presentation in the US state of Florida. The steel ships will also bear the president’s name. During the presentation, Trump stood between large graphics showing the steel ships in combat situations. The Republican spoke of a “Golden Fleet,” echoing his announcement of a “Golden Age” for America at the start of his second term.
Trump’s government wants to give the US military a new image. It has sharpened its rhetoric and is talking about reviving the “warrior ethos” among soldiers. In terms of security policy, Trump’s government is avowedly pursuing the “peace through strength” strategy – according to the motto, Trump also said that hopefully the new ships would never have to be deployed.
