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Trump advances BBG(X), sidelining DDG(X) funding push

8/19/2026

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President Donald Trump advances the Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)), sidelining the DDG(X) destroyer.
The Senate Armed Services Committee seeks DDG(X) funding but hesitates to block Trump.
The 2028 budget earmarks $17 billion for the battleship program.
The carrier fleet fell from 15 to 11 since the Persian Gulf War.
Trump’s delay of the Doris Miller carrier keeps an older Nimitz-class ship in service, requiring a costly nuclear refuel.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump advances the Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)), sidelining the DDG(X) destroyer.
The Senate Armed Services Committee seeks DDG(X) funding but hesitates to block Trump.
The 2028 budget earmarks $17 billion for the battleship program.
The carrier fleet fell from 15 to 11 since the Persian Gulf War.
Trump’s delay of the Doris Miller carrier keeps an older Nimitz-class ship in service, requiring a costly nuclear refuel.