Top House Republicans are demanding a detailed plan for the design and cost of the new battleship endorsed by President Donald Trump, warning about the potential of “significant cost growth” and scarcity of nuclear-capable shipyards needed to build other classes of ships.
The House defense appropriations panel backed $1 billion in advance procurement of material for the Trump-class battleship, but with strings and warnings attached, according to a copy of the committee report obtained by Bloomberg Government.
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the Pentagon’s $1.07 trillion fiscal 2027 spending measure on June 24. The report and funding ...