The U.S. Navy's new medium landing ship design, sourced from a foreign shipbuilder, was chosen to control cost overruns and ...

Since entering service in 2008, Legend-class cutters have shown they are formidable ships, and they have a proven design.

The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate ...

The US Navy’s most unconventional warship is finally edging toward the role it was built to play. After years of ...

When the United States Navy ships' hull designations first appeared in 1895, ships were referred to by class followed by their series numbers, such as "Battleship 7" or "Destroyer 17," with ...

The Navy’s proposed new battleship diverts resources from building other, more badly needed weapons such as attack submarines ...

After finishing my last article on the inability of the US Navy to build frigates, I was hopeful that I could have a bit of a break before the next crisis in ...

President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...

From what we know of President Trump’s upcoming “battleship” project, it roughly adheres to the historical standard of the ...

The Navy’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year is its most ambitious shipbuilding push in years. After asking Congress for just six new ships in the last fiscal year, and nine in the one before ...