The US Navy's Trump-class battleship program is estimated to cost $275 billion. The first ship, costing $23.4 billion, will be the most heavily armed surface vessel the US Navy has ever built.
The Navy plans to build 15 Trump-class guided missile battleships between 2028 and 2056, with subsequent ships costing $18 billion each.
The program's cost and construction timeline may pose challenges for the shipbuilding industry, which would need to increase production by 60% by 2058.
