We’re not quite at space battleships yet, but the U.S. Navy plans to bring the big warships back to the fleet with a new guided-missile battleship. On Dec. 22, 2025, President Donald Trump, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the planned construction of the USS Defiant (BBG-1).
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Billed as the most lethal surface combatant ever constructed, the Defiant would be the first Trump-class battleship and the Navy’s first designated guided-missile battleship.
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President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that the Navy will build “battleships” again was not the only blast from the past. If they are ever built, the ships would each feature an electromagnetic railgun, even though the Navy paused the program four years ago.
Railguns use electricity to create a magnetic field to launch a projectile at up to 5,600 miles per hour, or more than seven times the speed of sound. Unlike traditional artillery, they do not require chemical propellants such as gunpowder to fire rounds.
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The Navy and Palantir recently announced a $448 million deal that will integrate the tech firm’s advanced AI software into multiple public and private shipyards and suppliers to optimize naval construction and readiness, and help surge U.S. nuclear submarine production under the second Trump administration.
Senior officials from the sea service and the company briefed a small group of reporters on their plans for this AI-powered shipbuilding operating system — ShipOS — during an industry day event for the Navy’s new Rapid Capabilities Office earlier this month.
President Donald Trump and Navy leadership presented plans Monday evening for a new class of modern battleships that would be armed with a variety of high-tech weapons and aided by artificial intelligence.
Their ambitious vision for the platform and a so-called “Golden Fleet” could run into a variety of technological and budgetary challenges, analysts say.
Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” of large surface combatants, billed as modern battleships and the centerpiece of a revitalized “Golden Fleet.”
-Based on Arleigh Burke–era technologies but with heavier gun armament—and even artwork hinting at a railgun—the ships are meant to signal naval dominance as the Navy cancels its troubled Constellation-class frigate.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) sails alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Dec.
Key Points and Summary – At dawn in Moscow, Russia, a car bomb killed Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian General Staff’s operational training, in the latest high-profile blast near the capital.
-Investigators are probing suspected Ukrainian involvement, echoing earlier attacks that killed generals Igor Kirillov and Yaroslav Moskalik.
Putin in 2019. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Putin in August 2025. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
-The strike comes as U.S.
Some of the risks for global security in 2026 are obvious — such as increasing tensions between the United States and China, the grinding continuation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, more direct conflict between the United States and Venezuela, and a return to major fighting between Israel and the Palestinians — even if the solutions are less clear. However, governments must also prepare for the many less apparent risks, so we asked three experts to identify one important but underrated risk to global security to watch for in 2026.Read more below.Patrick M.