The centerpiece of the Trump administration’s revamp of the U.S. Navy is the largest surface combatant America will build since World War II. The U.S. Navy will buy two new “battleships” as part of the “Golden Fleet” effort,

The U.S. Navy will buy up to 25 Trump-class "battleships," which will incorporate technologies that are still being developed.

Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely they'll be back.

During World War II, battleships were widely viewed as obsolete as aircraft carriers transformed modern naval warfare. By late 1942, these massive ships were considered too vulnerable for frontline combat,

The largest, most massive battleships to ever exist were the Japanese Yamato-class WWII-era warships which incorporated nine ultra-large 460mm 18.1-inch naval guns. The large weapons, designed for anti-aircraft fire and suppressive land attack , were each ...

Although battleships were replaced by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might. For nearly half a century, the battleship was the singular symbol of a nation ...

President Donald Trump announced the Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernize a fleet that’s been hobbled by years of cost overruns and delays.