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US Navy's new submarines are 'in crisis' as costs balloon by $17 billion, lawmaker says
The Navy's nuclear-powered Virginia class sub, which it's supposed to build two of a year, is facin…
Chris Panella
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USS White River: How the US Navy transformed a landing vessel into a legendary rocket artillery ship
Today's US Navy is poorly equipped to support a landing force, but that wasn't the case decades ago…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Allied P-8 Poseidon crew shares what it was like hunting down and torpedoing a US Navy nuclear submarine in big Pacific drills
The P-8A Poseidon first dropped sonobuoys to track the USS Topeka before targeting it with Mark 54 …
Chris Panella
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A Chinese fighter jet popped flares in the path of an Australian military helicopter in an 'unsafe' Yellow Sea intercept, Canberra says
A Chinese aircraft released flares in the flight path of an Australian Defence Force helicopter, es…
Ella Sherman
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'Unsafe' intercepts of Australian anti-submarine aircraft by Chinese fighter jets hint at what they may be guarding so aggressively, naval expert says
China's 'unsafe' flight activity may be a response to the ability of Australia's aircraft to detect…
Ella Sherman
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China and Russia are outpacing the US and its allies in military technology development, Australian defense official warns
Tensions in the Indo-Pacific region have been rising for years as the US works to bolster its prese…
Erin Snodgrass
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Watch the US and its Pacific partners obliterate an ex-US frigate with guns and missiles
Video posted by the US Navy shows a decommissioned frigate being clobbered by missiles and bombs be…
Abbie Shull
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US Navy says it will trial using AI to track Chinese submarines in the Pacific
The plans are part of Aukus Pillar II, a trilateral security arrangement that aims to "help sustain…
Polly Thompson
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Australia's new nuclear-powered subs will take decades to arrive, but they'll put it in a very exclusive military club
The admiral leading Australia's nuclear-powered submarine task force said in October that he wants …
Benjamin Brimelow
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A deal for nuclear-powered subs is only the latest secretive collaboration between US, UK, and Australian forces
Despite the fanfare around AUKUS, Australian-UK-US military cooperation goes back decades, and spec…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The US Navy has its eyes on a new submarine base that will help it keep track of China's growing undersea fleet
Working with Australia and the UK, the US is making plans to keep a close eye on China's increasing…
Christopher Woody
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At the height of the Cold War, the US Navy used a historic round-the-world operation to show off its new nuclear force
Operation Sea Orbit was meant to demonstrate the US Navy's mastery of nuclear propulsion and show t…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The only US sub to sink an enemy battleship during WWII made recordings of the attack that you can still listen to
In November 1944, USS Sealion became the only allied sub to sink an enemy battleship during the war…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A stranded Australian sailor and his dog survived 2 months adrift in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater after running into a storm on their 3,700-mile journey
When he was found, Tim Shaddock was wearing two hats to shield himself from the sun and sporting a …
Matthew Loh
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For the 2nd year in a row, Iran is sailing its biggest warship around the world to show off its growing navy
Iran's navy chief said two Iranian warships are sailing around the globe to "show the authority of …
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The short, historic life of the US Navy's first aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier was only one of three different missions that USS Langley had before it was sunk i…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The British Navy's 2 new aircraft carriers hit a major milestone at the same time — on opposite sides of the planet
It's been a busy fall for HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, which the Royal Navy calls "…
Benjamin Brimelow
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US allies want to spend more time practicing to hunt Russian and Chinese subs, top Navy admiral says
An area of focus is anti-submarine warfare, which has gained attention as Russia's and China's sub …
Christopher Woody
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A famed deep-sea explorer and former Navy officer says OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush ignored all warnings about his Titanic sub but no one could stop him because 'there's no international police force on the high seas'
Victor Vescov said Rush "thought he was going to be the Elon Musk of the ocean" despite the entire …
Matthew Loh
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US, UK, and Japanese aircraft carriers are training together in the Pacific. Here's how their 'big decks' stack up
It's been a busy two months for the American, British, and Japanese navies — especially their carri…