# Trump administration’s proposed largest US Navy battleships since World War II could cost $275 billion

https://mins.news/en/item/14875

- CNN, 2026-08-06 08:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/us/trump-battleships-congress-cost-intl-hnk-ml?Date=20260806&Profile=CNN

> A Congressional Budget Office report says the Trump administration’s plan would have the US Navy build its largest battleships since World War II. The proposal carries an estimated price tag of $275 billion. The report also warns that US shipyards may not have enough capacity to construct the vessels. The assessment highlights both the plan’s enormous cost and the industrial challenge of carrying it out.

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