Despite past issues, the early 2000s saw a renewed interest in aluminum with the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. The Freedom-class (LCS-1) featured a steel hull with an aluminum superstructure, ...

For much of human history, there's been a technology-based arms race when it comes to developing and using armor. Knights wore armor about their entire bodies, but the advent of firearms in warfare ...

If you like warships then you will have a fondness for battleships. It’s impossible not to. Their size, their lines, their ...

October 13th is the Navy's 250th birthday. That's a time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future.

The US Navy faces shipbuilding and fleet size issues as it readies for a potential war with China. A defense tech company making autonomous vessels believes these ships can solve the Navy's issues.

In fact, the tactics employed by the U.S., China and others today fit naval strategist James Cable’s classic formulation for gunboat diplomacy as “the use or threat of limited naval force, otherwise ...

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The US Navy has been pivoting from a Cold War alignment toward a more modern, flexible fleet as the focus shifts to the southwest Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans. The proposed 2026 Defense ...

China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is now considered to be the largest naval fleet on the planet. In 2024, some eerie figures surrounding China's naval fleet were released in a report by the ...

Rolls-Royce and the Indian Navy are joining forces to develop India’s first electric warship, marking a major leap in hybrid ...

The ship's induction is expected to significantly bolster the Navy's ASW capabilities, particularly in countering threats in littoral waters ...