Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Almost as soon as President Donald Trump announced that the ...

From what we know of President Trump’s upcoming “battleship” project, it roughly adheres to the historical standard of the ...

After finishing my last article on the inability of the US Navy to build frigates, I was hopeful that I could have a bit of a break before the next crisis in ...

Key Points and Summary: Following a major $10 million dry dock refurbishment, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62)—the most decorated warship in U.S. Navy history—is back at its museum berth in ...

The Navy plans to bring back its heavily armed class of warship known as battleships, and it will arm them with the most modern weaponry, including nuclear missiles, President Donald Trump announced ...

The hypothetical Trump-class battleship would displace between 30,000 and 40,000 tons—making them roughly two-thirds the size of the Iowa-class battleships of World War II. On Monday afternoon, ...