The Constellation-class frigate was supposed to replace the aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates now in service. However, ...

In the 1980s, the U.S. Navy brought its four iconic Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—out of ...

The Navy’s new shipbuilding plan released in March calls for a goal of 381 ships by the year 2042, an increase from the previous target of 373 ships by that time.

The Marine Corps is turning the Navy’s amphibious assault ships into small and agile carriers loaded with F-35B Lightning II ...

Unmanned ships will help the U.S. Navy accomplish tasks that are difficult or dangerous for manned vessels. Plus, 12 of them could potentially replace a $1.8 billion Burke-class destroyer and ...

The following is the Feb. 27, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Defense Primer: Navy Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) Concept. From the report Introduction Distributed Maritime ...

The U.S. Navy once envisioned having a fleet of littoral combat ships; small, speedy warships capable of performing various duties in shallow, coastal waters. Since around 2005, the LCS ...

The corvette is a proud type of ship that is used extensively in naval forces around the world, so why doesn't the U.S. Navy ...

Navy ships today refuel and resupply at sea, sailing alongside a Military Sealift Command auxiliary ship at about 12 knots to move goods and fuel. ... The Navy is not investing in the concept, ...

The Navy expects delivery of the first expeditionary medical ship by December 2026, with two more to follow, according to a report published Thursday by Sandboxx News. Wyatt Olson ...

A CONSOL eliminates those round-trips to a supply point, thereby, reducing cost and increasing time at sea to support the fleet. “Returning to shore, or to a supply depot, requires ships to leave the ...

Sailors aboard the destroyer Spruance guide training ordnance into the ship’s forward VLS cells during a proof-of-concept event in San Diego, Calif., on Oct. 4, 2022. (MC3 Taylor Crenshaw/U.S. Navy) ...