{"id":47065,"date":"2026-08-15T17:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47065"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:55:43","slug":"trump-prefers-a-world-war-ii-look-for-u-s-navy-which-is-considering-an-expensive-ship-redesign-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47065","title":{"rendered":"Trump Prefers a World War II Look for U.S. Navy \u2014 Which Is Considering an Expensive Ship Redesign: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5751355\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5751355\" class=\"wp-image-5751355 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20.jpg\" alt=\"trump inset with fist raised and american flag in the background; main image uss gerald ford file photo\" width=\"1250\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5751355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/Giannis Angelakis\/AP Photos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Navy is looking at a major &#8212; and costly &#8212; redesign of its incoming aircraft carriers to match President <strong>Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/strong> preferred look for the massive vessels, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Trump likes a World War II-era look for the warships, <em>The Washington Post<\/em> reported Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>If enacted, the multi-story tower which houses the aircraft carrier&#8217;s command center, also known as the &#8220;island,&#8221; would be pushed forward to the ship&#8217;s middle &#8212; just as they were during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>But a redesign would mean shelling out big bucks, to the tune of billions, sources told the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/watch-us-naval-destroyer-warns-blockade-busting-iranian-vessel-before-firing-on-it-with-massive-gun\/\">The Navy<\/a> has three new aircraft carriers in its &#8220;Gerald Ford&#8221; class of ships either in development or nearly ready to join the fleet, with plans for another 10 such vessels, at a possible $22 billion each over the coming 40 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/08\/15\/navy-weighs-major-warship-redesign-match-trumps-preferences\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/08\/15\/navy-weighs-major-warship-redesign-match-trumps-preferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Post<\/em> reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The USS John F. Kennedy is closest to joining the Navy&#8217;s fleet, while\u00a0the USS Enterprise and USS Doris Miller are being built.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time the Navy has considered changing the look of its ships to appease Trump&#8217;s preference, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The same issue emerged during Trump&#8217;s first term, sources told<em> The Post.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt came back that the cost and time to do so would just be extraordinary,\u201d one former official told the paper.<\/p>\n<p>One expert told <em>The Post<\/em> the change is possible &#8212; but not easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could change it but it\u2019s very disruptive,&#8221; said <strong>Bryan Clark,<\/strong> of the Washington D.C. think tank the Hudson Institute.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV wpds-c-PJLV-bHCGeL-isStandardLayoutAd-true article-body type-inline-ad subtype-mobile\" data-qa=\"article-body\">World of the potential redesign comes days after Trump ordered the Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-demands-navy-use-steam-catapult-jet-launchers-in-rejection-of-modern-tech-report\/\">to revert to steam-powered catapults<\/a> to launch jets off its aircraft carriers, instead of the current electromagnetic systems in place.<\/div>\n<div data-qa=\"article-body\"><\/div>\n<div data-qa=\"article-body\">That change would also come at a cost of billions, according to reports.<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-prefers-a-world-war-ii-look-for-u-s-navy-which-is-considering-an-expensive-ship-redesign-report\/\">Trump Prefers a World War II Look for U.S. Navy \u2014 Which Is Considering an Expensive Ship Redesign: Report<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/Giannis Angelakis\/AP Photos The U.S. Navy is looking at a major &#8212; and costly &#8212; redesign of its incoming aircraft carriers to match President Donald Trump&#8217;s preferred look for the massive vessels, according to a report. Trump likes a World War II-era look for the warships, The Washington Post reported Saturday. 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