The concept of a modern battleship has intrigued naval enthusiasts, with some proposals echoing unfinished projects like the ...

China is relatively new to replenishment ships and tends to build new vessels. The US Navy has 100 years of experience and ...

KEY ISSUES Defense planners are faced with the difficult task of downsizing and/ or closing Navy ship repair facilities. This issue is highly politicized. The local shipyard which employs several ...

The service has been phasing out the Cold War-era Ticonderoga class, retiring four cruisers in 2024 with plans to retire the ...

By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. Among the first actions it takes in the Pentagon, the incoming Trump administration should commission a top-to-bottom review and reform of the Navy bureaucracy ...

China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind ...

For years, the Navy has experienced large cost overruns, production issues and design problems in its shipbuilding program. This has caused major delays in the delivery of new ships. Most recently ...

To accomplish this mission the Continental Congress purchased, converted, and constructed a fleet of small ships -- frigates, brigs, sloops, and schooners. These navy ships sailed independently or ...

According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, that's becoming an increasing difficult job for the Navy. The GAO surveyed officers in charge of maintenance on board ships ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy confirmed yesterday the presence of two Chinese research or survey ships within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near the Philippine Rise.

MANILA, Philippines — The Indonesian Navy training ship KRI Bima Suci arrived in Manila on Tuesday morning for a four-day goodwill visit. The vessel docked at Pier 15 in South Harbor around 9 a ...

This increases the complexity of the joint exercise, known as Exercise Trident, says the SAF lead for this year’s edition.