The advent of advanced anti-ship missiles, naval aviation, and even unmanned aerial systems ensured that the battleship remained obsolete—until now. After decades, the battleship is back. This week.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Almost as soon as President Donald Trump announced that the ...

Launched in 1906, HMS Dreadnought wasn’t just a battleship — it was a revolution. Here’s how its design reshaped naval warfare.

Last week, President Trump, with his customary fanfare, unveiled plans for a new “Golden Fleet” of Trump-class battleships. “There’s never been anything like these ships,” the president declared as he ...

The end of the Age of the Battleship appears to have been called prematurely as the Trump administration, as part of its Golden Fleet US Navy reform, says it is reviving the giant battlewagons in the ...

Trump Announces Plans for New Navy 'Battleship' as Part of a 'Golden Fleet' WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is ...

President Donald Trump announced the Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernize a fleet that’s been hobbled by years of cost overruns and delays. A ...

The battleship era is officially over, as the United States no longer operates a single one. Here is every class to hit the water since the dreadnought.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) transits Naval Station Mayport Harbor on its way into port in Jacksonville, Florida on October 25, 2016. (Photo by PO2 Timothy SCHUMAKER / US NAVY / ...

Although battleships were replaced by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might. For nearly half a century, ...

This next chapter could begin as soon as November.