Keel laid for guided-missile destroyer USS Quentin Walsh
The ship's namesake, U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Quentin Walsh, helped plan the capture of Cherbourg in the days leading up to D-Day during World War II.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Starmer vows ‘battle-ready’ Britain with 12 new attack submarines
It’s part of an ambitious industrial expansion program that also entails building new munitions factories.
By Linus Höller
Numbers game: How the Air Force is following the Army and Navy’s bad example
The Air Force is using the Army and Navy playbook and focusing on an end-strength number. That could be catastrophic in the future, warns Susanna Blume of the Center for a New American Security.
By Susanna V. Blume
Congress to buy 3 more LCS than the Navy needs, but gut funding for sensors that make them valuable
Lawmakers are set to fund a 33rd, 34th and 35th littoral combat ship, three more than the 32-ship requirement set by the Navy. But the sensors destined for those ships are another story.
By David B. Larter
The US Navy is going to need a bigger boat, and it’s getting ready to buy one
The U.S. surface Navy is moving rapidly toward buying a new large surface ship that will replace the aging cruisers.
By David B. Larter
Skilled worker, parts shortages still hurting Hornet and Growler maintenance, government watchdog finds
The Navy, which is chipping away at a readiness crisis among its fighters and electronic attack aircraft, is being hampered by a shortage of skilled workers, depot capacity and spare parts, a government watchdog found.
By David B. Larter
Remotely-piloted Navy jet damaged in California accident
An unmanned Navy reconnaissance aircraft was damaged in a belly-landing at a Southern California base this week.
Japanese destroyer shoots down ballistic missile off Hawaii
The test, which took place at Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Hawaii, was designed to test the installation of the capability in Atago's Aegis combat system.
By David B. Larter
US Navy to launch force structure assessment
The Navy will conduct a sweeping force structure assessment next year and an interim assessment, a senior Navy official says.
By Joe Gould
US Navy must be able to compete in ‘gray zone’ conflict, says top service officer
China and Russia have employed tactics to harass neighbors and challenge the U.S. Navy.
By David B. Larter
The US Navy’s next carrier is now 50 percent complete
The future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy is the next ship in the Ford class.
By Jeff Martin