It would be easy to mistake LHD-7 for an "aircraft carrier," but the conventionally-powered warship is actually a Wasp-class ...

In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...

Nearly two years ago, the Battleship North Carolina embarked on a mission to adapt to its changing environment.

During its last deployment, the vessel transited the Strait of Hormuz six times, acted to protect freedom of navigation in ...

Recent investigations conducted by World War II historians and researchers suggest some "missing" sailors from the USS Turner ...

In 1950 the USS Missouri drove high onto a sandbank outside Norfolk, and brute force alone was never going to be enough. This breaks down the lightering, dredging, anchors, tug choreography, and human ...

The centerpiece of the Trump administration’s revamp of the U.S. Navy is the largest surface combatant America will build since World War II. The U.S. Navy will buy two new “battleships” as part of ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new "golden fleet" of naval vessels, starting with two battleships. The first "Trump class" battleship will be named the USS Defiance, with plans for ...

President Trump’s plan for new American battleships appears to be going for a “bigger-is-better” mantra — perhaps a nod to the commander-in-chief whose name they will carry. The Trump-class vessels ...

HII (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Steven s (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy. The ship is the second Flight III ...

I never thought I would say this in the year 2025, but here it is: the United States is working on a brand-new battleship, the likes of which the seas of the world have not seen in countless decades.