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The Great Battleship Debate | John Konrad of gCaptain and Zach Cooper of AEI
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May 12, 2026
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1:06:30Now PlayingIs the battleship making a comeback, or is this the dawn of a new class of "Large Surface Combatant"? In this episode, we dive into the recent announcement regarding the construction of the Trump-class battleships, starting with the USS Defiant.
Host Sal Mercogliano, along with Zach Cooper of AEI and John Konrad of gCaptain, breaks down the specs, the strategy, and the terminology that has the maritime world talking. We explore why the US Navy is looking beyond the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and what a 35,000-ton "battleship" means in the age of drones and hypersonic missiles.
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