Trump-class battleships could cost a staggering $275B, sparking shipyard capacity concerns
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The Congressional Budget Office says the Navy’s plan to build 15 nuclear-powered “Trump-class” battleships would cost about $275 billion, with initial ships around $23.4 billion and later ones near $18 billion each, pushing up the service’s procurement budget and highlighting potential capacity, delay, and strategic questions about spending that much on a single, heavily armed platform amid growing drone and missile capabilities.
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