U.S Navy officials confirmed that the future Trump-class battleship will be powered by nuclear energy. The warship, which was redesignated from BBG(X) to BBGN, will be the United States’ first nuclear-powered surface combatant since the Cold War Period.
The 35,000-ton USS Defiant with the A1B nuclear reactor would have an unlimited range, allowing it to sail for longer periods across the Indo-Pacific while generating electricity needed to operate its advanced weapons and sensor systems.
However, the project is riddled with supply chain issues and other difficulties like a shortage of manpower.
U.S has just two shipyards which are fit to build vessels with a nuclear reactor, which is a major issue for the Navy in expanding its fleet to meet future naval defence requirements.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News is the only facility capable of building nuclear-powered ships, and it is already struggling with delays and increasing costs on the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier program.
On the other hand, General Dynamics Electric Boat mainly builds submarines with
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