Commissioning marks the moment a warship transitions from industrial achievement to operational asset, formally joining the ...

The Navy doesn’t have a clear plan for replacing the capabilities of an aging destroyer used to test the effectiveness of ship defense systems needed to protect against threats like those recently ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – WAVY Navy Ship Salute takes you to Naval Station Norfolk, where we are exploring the USS McCool. The ship is named after Richard M. McCool Jr., a World War II veteran and Medal ...

A Seahawk USV participates in a U.S. Pacific Fleet exercise, April 2021. (CMCS Shannon Renfroe/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy is moving swiftly to integrate and deploy unmanned surface vessels, with three ...

Even casual observers of the United States military and its associated defense industries likely know that America is currently in the midst of major changes and updates to its fleet of ships and ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain will christen a new U.S. Navy ship this weekend. The christening of the future USNS Lansing will take place Saturday morning in Mobile, Alabama, with ...

(FOX40.COM) — A hidden piece of Stockton history is preparing for a major transformation. The USS Lucid, a rare Navy minesweeper docked near the port of Stockton, is set to undergo a large-scale ...

A U.S. Navy cargo ship rang in the new year by rescuing three stranded fishermen from a disabled vessel in the South China Sea. The dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez saved the three, later identified ...

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation, as we explore modern U.S. Navy surface operations, from the Littoral Combat Ship and its modular coastal warfare role to high speed maneuver trials of major ...

UN experts on Wednesday declared that partial US maritime blockades on Venezuela are violating fundamental rules of international law. The US has been attempting to seize sanctioned vessels bound for ...

December 24, 2025: Huntington Ingalls Industries/HII is the largest naval shipbuilder in the country. Currently it is implementing new manufacturing methods to build everything except carriers and ...

The Navy has suffered significant losses from 13 fires on ships undergoing maintenance since 2008. The Navy investigated these fires, including one on board the USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020. Based on ...