Golden Fleet
Coverage of Golden Fleet in the Nexus archive.
- Navy awards TOTE $2.2 billion to manage Medium Landing Ships project
The Navy awarded TOTE Services LLC a $2.2 billion contract to manage the Medium Landing Ships (LSMs) project, which aims to build up to eight vessels for the Marine Corps. The ships, designed for Indo-Pacific operations, will be constructed by Bollinger Shipyards and Fincantieri Marinette Marine, with the first delivery expected in 2029. The project is part of President Donald Trump’s 'Golden Fleet' initiative to modernize the Navy.
- Will ‘Trump-class’ battleship be a sitting duck for Chinese carrier-killer missiles?
A US congressional committee has questioned the viability of Donald Trump’s 'Golden Fleet' programme, citing potential strain on nuclear-powered shipbuilding capacity and the vulnerability of battleships to Chinese DF-21D 'carrier killer' missiles. The committee called for a detailed review of the programme’s centerpiece battleship.