President Trump introduced the "Golden Fleet" he planned at a press conference. The core ship is the Trump-class battleship named after him, with a displacement of 30,000 to 40,000 tons, and will become the flagship of the U.S. Navy's surface fleet. Two ships have already been approved for construction, and the long-term plan is to build 20-25 ships.
The Trump-class battleships will be equipped with a large number of advanced weapons, including vertically launched hypersonic missiles, electromagnetic railguns, high-energy laser systems, and nuclear-powered sea-based cruise missiles currently under development in the United States. It can be said that Trump has piled up all the weapons he knows. According to Trump's imagination, the combat power of the Trump-class battleships is 100 times that of any battleship in history.
Trump also mentioned the aircraft carriers after the Ford class, which will be larger in displacement and capable of carrying more carrier-based aircraft. However, Trump did not say whether this larger aircraft carrier would revert to steam catapults.
Trump's "Golden Fleet" is a completely unrealistic fantasy. He also wants to accelerate the development of the "Golden Fleet," which needs encouragement because an outsider like him guiding the development of the "Golden Fleet" will only accelerate the decline of the U.S. Navy as the efficiency increases.
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