The Navy announced plans for a new battleship program, though key details including funding, design, and timelines remain ...

Also known as “dark fleet” or “shadow fleet” ships, the vessels use murky tactics to transport oil in violation of sanctions.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Cynthia Cook from the Center for International and Strategic Studies about why naval shipbuilding in the U.S. has become so difficult lately.

These long-range ships are notable in that they have the ability to sink into the water to flood their well-deck to deploy and pick up landing craft. The problem is that the Royal Navy's only two ...

The US Navy’s history is replete with tales of mighty ships that have shaped the course of naval warfare. However, some of these ships, despite their significant impact, met an untimely end, being ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy is relying on the combination of the annual defense budget and supplemental legislation to buy 19 new ships in 2026, an increase from the five ships purchased in 2025 and eight ...

Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire ...

On Saturday, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela. Here is the timeline of what led to the action.

The following is the Dec. 17, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Maintenance: Fire Prevention Improvements Hinge on Stronger Contractor Oversight.  From the Report What GAO Found ...

The Navy's weeklong 250th anniversary celebration kicked off Thursday with a procession of ships on the Delaware River and aircraft flyovers. Four Navy ships, two Coast Guard cutters and four Naval ...

US military strikes against alleged drug boats have killed at least eight people over the past two days – the latest salvos in the United States’ escalating actions against what it says are drug ...