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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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The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars
The British Army's size may cripple its ability to support NATO or fight a major war, some experts …
Michael Peck
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A Norwegian fisherman accidentally caught a US submarine in his nets
The USS Virginia's propellors got tangled in fishing nets off Norway, with a coast guard vessel nee…
Mia Jankowicz
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British warship crashes into another Royal Navy vessel — for the second time
The HMS Chiddingfold collided with HMS Bangor, causing it significant damage. It had previously cra…
Rebecca Rommen
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A US Navy carrier strike group is headed home after months battling the Houthis in the Red Sea
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group left the Middle East on Saturday after months battlin…
Jake Epstein,Katie Balevic
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Houthi bomb boats, including some not seen before, are threatening Red Sea ships while the US Navy's aircraft carriers are away
Houthi drone boat attacks and threatening behavior have been on the rise, continuing after a US car…
Jake Epstein
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The US Navy's turning to its third carrier strike group as its warships react to Middle East conflicts with no end in sight
The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is soon headed to the Red Sea, where it will take o…
Jake Epstein
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What it's like setting sail aboard the only remaining US Navy ship to have sunk an enemy warship in battle
At well over 200 years old, the storied USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the …
Jake Epstein
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NATO allies are teaming up for P-8 patrols to counter the growing Russian submarine threat in the North Atlantic
Germany and the UK signed a major defense pact that will see P-8 submarine-hunting aircraft operate…
Jake Epstein
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The US Navy carrier strike group fighting off Houthi missiles is staying in the Red Sea for now
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group had its restless monthslong deployment extended recen…
Jake Epstein
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Ukrainian naval commander said his navy would gladly take charge of 2 British warships set to be retired
Ukraine's vice admiral said his navy would be "very happy" if it could have two retiring UK warship…
Sinéad Baker
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Iran is helping the Houthis try to secure Russian anti-ship missiles that could threaten vessels in the Red Sea: report
Two regional officials told Reuters that the Houthis had met at least twice this year already in Te…
Thibault Spirlet
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UK Royal Navy recruits no longer need to know how to swim as enlistment problems mount, report says
One defense source told Sky News there was "outrage, unadulterated utter outrage" over the move int…
Rebecca Rommen
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A contractor says OceanGate tracked the Titan submersible using an 'idiotic' navigation method that involved pen, paper, and Excel
"The whole system was absolutely idiotic," Antonella Wilby, a former OceanGate contractor, testifie…
Aditi Bharade
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The British navy's newest aircraft carrier teamed up with US pilots to launch F-35 jets in 'beast mode' for the first time
The weeks of testing off the US East Coast in October were "the busiest HMS Prince of Wales has eve…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The investigation into OceanGate's doomed submersible is set to go public as the company's insiders gear up to testify
The Coast Guard announced that the hearing will start on September 16, and will discuss how to prev…
Aditi Bharade
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NATO navies can exploit a Russian fear and keep Putin from invading more neighbors
NATO's naval power may not be much help if Russian tanks invade the Baltic States. But it could sti…
Michael Peck
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British warships, aircraft, and a force of Royal Marines are joining a US Navy carrier strike group in waters near Israel
A collection of US firepower is already in the eastern Mediterranean, including an aircraft carrier…
Jake Epstein
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A first-of-its-kind drone landing shows how the British navy plans to keep its new aircraft carriers in action for longer
Like the US Navy, the British Royal Navy is making big plans for its carriers to haul drone aircraf…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The British navy is teaming up with the US to build a new 'Dreadnought' for a totally different battle at sea
In addition to being the largest British subs ever, the Dreadnought class will be one of the most e…