US Navy News and updates

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I've consolidated a number of official U.S. Government publicly released information sources related to the BBG(X)

Official U.S. Navy website: GOLDEN FLEET
(includes all official graphics/illustrations depicting vessel and technical specifications)

Official U.S. Navy Press Release: President Trump Announces New Battleship

Official U.S. Department of Defense release: Trump Announces New Class of Battleship
(Of note: clearly states that this program WILL replace plans to develop DDG[X] )

Congressional Research Service (CRS): Navy Guided Missile Battleship (BBG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
As usual with CRS products provides a condensed basic background related to the subject, and of course "issues" that need to be addressed going forward.
And for those that are inquisitive the array of links within the report can take you down all sorts of rabbit holes lol

Issues for Congress

In considering whether to approve, reject, or modify the Trump administration's proposal for building BBG(X)s through authorization and appropriations legislation, bill report language, or other oversight activities, Congress may consider several potential issues, including the following:

• Why has the Trump Administration decided to propose the acquisition of a new class of battleships? What sort of analysis—such as an Analysis of Alternatives (AOA)—informed that decision? Would developing and procuring a 35,000-ton BBG(X) design to complement other existing and planned Navy ships be the most cost-effective course of action? What steps in the DOD acquisition process, if any, were set aside to enable the initiation of the BBG(X) program in December 2025?
• How would BBG(X)s fit into the Navy's forthcoming Golden Fleet plan? Would BBG(X)s be consistent with the Navy's Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) concept, which calls for spreading the Navy's sensors and weapons across a wider array of ships and aircraft, so as to avoid "putting too many eggs into one basket"? (For more on DMO, see CRS In Focus IF12599, Defense Primer: Navy Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) Concept, by Ronald O'Rourke.)
• What are the Navy's—and the Congressional Budget Office's—estimated procurement costs, including detailed design costs, for the first BBG(X), and for subsequent BBG(X)s? What impact would designing and procuring BBG(X)s have on available funding for other Navy program priorities?
• Does the Navy intend to replace the DDG(X) program with the BBG(X) program? What would be the net impact on future Navy capabilities and funding requirements of developing and acquiring BBG(X)s instead of DDG(X)s?
• Will new technologies that the Navy states are to be incorporated into the BBG(X) design, and which require further development—including an electromagnetic railgun and higher-power lasers—be mature enough by the early 2030s to be incorporated into BBG(X)s?

And for good measure think it's best to include latest (Dec 4, 2025) iteration of :
Congressional Research Service (CRS): Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress