The Truxton class followed, adding extra guns and depth charge racks, marking the beginning of destroyers as versatile, multi ...

The destroyer fighting ship (not to be confused with the cruiser) is the workhorse of the modern U.S. Navy. The 75 destroyers in active service — which are mostly Arleigh Burke-class ships — are able ...

IN THE SOUTHERN Caribbean just two or three American warships and Coast Guard cutters are normally found on patrol. Now an amphibious group centred on the USS Iwo Jima—three ships carrying 4,500 ...

The Philippines, Japan and the US deployed vessels and aircraft during a joint exercise in the South China Sea, the Philippine military said. “These continuous engagements underscore the sustained ...

Venezuelan F-16s flew over US Navy destroyer in Caribbean, U.S. official says. The Pentagon equates Venezuelan President Maduro's government to a narco-trafficking cartel. WASHINGTON − Two Venezuelan ...

A Philippine port once home to the United States Navy's largest overseas base is reemerging as a center of allied activity and shipbuilding. At the center of the Freeport Zone's transformation is the ...

A US Navy ship conducting counter-drug operations was interfered with Thursday when two Venezuelan military aircraft flew over the vessel, according to the Department of Defense. The maneuver, ...

American battleships were a symbol of naval power for decades but became obsolete with the rise of missiles and other ...

All in all, the expansion of USV use is a promising experiment that could ameliorate the US Navy’s force-structure woes—while amplifying US fleets’ combat power in a hurry. Over at Defense One last ...