US Navy's new "Trump class" nuclear-powered program could hit $275 billion — with the first ship…

• The Trump-class battleship program could cost the Navy $275 billion total
• First battleship alone carries a staggering $23.4 billion price tag
• Each ship weighs 35,000 tons and packs hypersonic missiles, nuclear missiles, lasers, and more

A new US Congressional Budget Office report has estimated that the Navy's proposed Trump-class battleship program could ultimately cost taxpayers $275 billion.

The first vessel alone is projected to cost $23.4 billion, roughly $6 billion more than the Navy's initial estimate initially offered in December 2025.

Officials describe the 35,000-ton nuclear-powered warship as the most heavily armed surface combatant the Navy has ever attempted to build.

Ambitious design, timeline, and escalating costs

The Trump administration announced its intention to build this new class of large surface combatants in December 2025, describing it as a guided missile battleship.

It plans to equip this battleship with rail guns, large lasers, hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles and anti-air,...

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