WIADOMOŚCI US Navy's new fleet could reach $275 billion price tag Bartłomiej Wypartowicz Trump-class battleship USS DefiantPhoto. The latest analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicates that the 15-unit programme could cost approximately $275 billion, which is over 50 per cent more than previously assumed. The construction cost for the subsequent 14 units has also risen significantly – from the projected $10.2 billion to over $18 billion per vessel. AdIn total, this means that creating the „golden fleet” of 15 new battleships announced by Donald Trump could consume around $275 billion. In his view, allocating hundreds of billions of dollars to a new ship programme is difficult to justify in the face of rising living costs and economic challenges.