May 31, 2026, 6:02 pm
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Yep…Nuclear Battleships.
A lot of things go into the power of navy – but historically, ships tend to be a pretty important component.
With the recent release of the U.S.N’s 30-year shipbuilding plan we now have some insight into what kind of ships this administration wants to build, how many, and how much they expect them to cost.
So today I start to unpack this blueprint for the most expensive U.S. naval build-up in decades and some of interesting items in it, from the big or consistent, to the small and conspicuously missing.
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Reading and Sourcing (Partial, to be completed tomorrow):
US Releases Shipbuilding plan FY2027
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/4483211/department-of-the-navy-releases-fiscal-year-2027-shipbuilding-plan/
FY 2027 Shipbuilding plan
https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/11/2003928909/-1/-1/1/NAVY%20SHIPBUILDING%20PLAN%20MAY%202026.PDF
Reporting on Congress blocking BBGN construction until weapon TRL achieved
https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/29/trump-class-battleships-should-not-be-built-until-weapons-technology-is-ready-lawmakers-say/
General Atomics on BBGN Armament
General Atomics Pitches Armaments for Trump-class Battleship
Quotes on BBGN powerplant
Navy comes ‘full circle’ on nuclear power for next-generation battleship
Reporting on Shipbuilding plan
https://news.usni.org/2026/05/11/new-navy-shipbuilding-plan-trump-class-battleship-will-be-nuclear-powered-carrier-design-is-under-review
https://news.usni.org/2026/04/03/pentagons-new-65-8b-shipbuilding-request-is-highest-since-1962
US Navy Chooses Nuclear Reactors for Trump-Class Battleships: 15 Ships Planned
CRS – Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans (Jan 2026)
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL32665
CBO Analysis of 2025 Shipbuilding Plan
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60732
Testimony – Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Committee on Armed Services – April 2026
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62375
https://news.usni.org/2026/04/21/navy-wants-to-buy-trump-class-battleship-in-fy-2028
Reporting on FF(X) contract award
https://news.usni.org/2026/04/28/navy-awards-282-9m-ffx-frigate-contract-to-hiis-ingalls-shipbuilding
USA Funds FF(X) Frigate Procurement to Replace Constellation Class
Reporting and image credit to:
The strategic logic and industrial peril of Trump’s battleship plan for the US Navy
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:01:32 — What Am I Talking About?
00:03:29 — the Shipbuilding Plan
00:05:47 — the Big Picture
00:11:04 — the Big: Enter the BBGN
00:20:14 — Going Nuclear
00:28:53 — the Unchanging: Subs & Carriers
00:35:10 — the Small: The Frigates
00:46:05 — the Missing: DDG(X) & Uncrewed
00:51:19 — Perspective & Clues
00:57:38 — Channel Update
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