BBG(X) - US Next Generation Battleship
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That's a bit outrageous... 17 billion US dollars
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US Navy requests $17 Billion for first Trump-class battleship to lead future naval warfare
US Navy seeks 17B for Trump Class battleship USS Defiant BBG-1 with hypersonic missiles, 128 VLS, and 30000 ton design to replace cruiser capabilities by FY2028
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Size grew by as much as a third and cost has gone intergalactic. Just a guess but I think a nuclear power announcement is in the future.
Wow, this pressure is directly on Congress, and the key issue is America's shipbuilding capabilities...
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I'm expecting ~20-30 BBG/CGX, a ship with the 69RMA BMD radars, 12 CPS tubes holding 36 missiles, ~128 or more Mk41 (and/or Mk57, there's arguable reasons to use Mk57s around the perimeter of the helo deck), a 5" gun or two, and most importantly flag CIC and berthing for all the crew for that. 22-35ktons
Plus another class that isn't as big to replace the Burkes. Maybe 17ktons.
IIRC, the long-lead items of a nuclear plant are one of the major bottlenecks in general ship production. So any nuclear plant would be 2 fewer submarines or 1 less carrier.
They are now “revisiting” the ford class. So I wouldn’t be surprised at cuts there to free up reactors, yard space, or money for this.
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They've been whipping Ford raw for a year, but Sky Marshall Kegseth is still trying to kill CVNs?
What is striking is that the two Japanese ASEV cruisers approx. 17,000 tons each with 128 VlS cells each coming in at total of $5.23B which is way over their original 2020 budget of $3.2B due to weak yen and inflation, a substantial proportion of the costs reflects Lockheed's SPY-7 radars $2.34B and Aegis $923M CMS.
Though as said the 2 ASEVs are way over budget but still only less than one third cost of the first BBG(X) at $17B budget and delivery of ASEVs planned for FY '27 & '28, expect delivery of the BBG(X) will be 10 to 12 years off based on Zumwalt record, first steel cut Feb. 2009 – combat sys. install. activation achieved Apr. 2020
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Though as said the 2 ASEVs are way over budget but still only less than one third cost of the first BBG(X) at $17B budget and delivery of ASEVs planned for FY '27 & '28, expect delivery of the BBG(X) will be 10 to 12 years off based on Zumwalt record, first steel cut Feb. 2009 – combat sys. install. activation achieved Apr. 2020
Japan's ASEV Super Destroyer: Fresh Details Unveiled - Naval News
The mock-up of the Japan's future AEGIS System Equipped Vessel (ASEV), a large destroyer was showcased at IDEX 2025.
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Navy expects construction on first Trump-class battleship to start in FY28
Navy expects construction on first Trump-class battleship to start in FY28 - Breaking Defense
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said the service is in talks with two vendors for the battleship.
Battleship costs and sub timelines at Sea Air Space
Battleship costs and sub timelines at Sea Air Space - Breaking Defense
Aaron Mehta and Diana Stancy share highlights from the second day of the Navy League's annual conference.
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Well, its likely include development cost.
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Cancel the San-Antonio class, and you would got a shipyard capable enough.
Sounds like it must either be a hybrid amphibious ship with helicopters design or just what Dilandu said is true. I have a feeling the development cost is included and its more of a scaled up Zumwalt.