Most expensive surface warship programme? US Navy&#039;s Trump-class battleship could cost $275 billion

Most expensive surface warship programme? US Navy's Trump-class battleship could cost $275 billion

Aug 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM

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A new Congressional Budget Office report details the US Navy's proposed Trump-class battleship program. This ambitious fleet of fifteen vessels is projected to cost an estimated $275 billion over nearly three decades. The program's high expense stems from the ships' unprecedented size and advanced nuclear propulsion systems. Meeting the planned schedule would require doubling large surface combatant production by 2035.