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Golden Fleet: Costly Battleship Ambition | Dayton News
The Pentagon’s “Golden Fleet” battleship plan is costing billions—with a price tag of $275 billion and an 8-year build time per ship, experts say the 2028 deadline is unrealistic. Originally meant to run on gas turbines, the project switched to nuclear reactors, promising ships faster, bigger, and 100x more powerful than any before—weighing over 30,000 tons. With the Navy requesting nearly $66 billion for shipbuilding next year, progress has stalled so badly that the Navy secretary was fired over it. The Navy’s history of delays and cancellations—including a recent frigate program scrap—adds…
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