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The Navy's 4th accident this year is stirring concerns about hackers targeting US warships
Experts have downplayed the likelihood of such attacks on US warships, noting that infiltrating Nav…
Christopher Woody
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Explosion At Naval Weapons Facility In New Jersey Injures At Least 4
The facility, the largest Navy munitions base in the country, has a 2.5 mile-long pier that extends…
Brian Jones
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Destroyer captain says the US Navy's Red Sea fight is more intense than even the Tanker War in the 1980s
The commanding officer of the warship USS Mason said the counter-Houthi mission saw sustained comba…
Jake Epstein
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A gun on a US ally's warship misfired while the crew was clearing stuck shells and struck a frigate
Crews were trying to clear rounds jammed in the 76-mm deck gun when it fired, damaging a nearby shi…
Ella Sherman
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China's submarine force is stressed by their more realistic training for combat
Submarine crews are undergoing more arduous training to sail farther from China, and it's taking a …
Michael Peck
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A Soviet attack submarine crashed into a US aircraft carrier 40 years ago during the Cold War. It was a bad day for the sub.
During the Cold War, the Soviet submarine K-314 crashed into the USS Kitty Hawk, an American aircra…
Ella Sherman
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Iranian forces dangerously flashed a laser at a US Marine Corps attack helicopter
The US has increased its troop presence and added firepower to the Middle East to deter ongoing Ira…
Jake Epstein
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China picks its lowest-scoring officers to command nuclear submarines
Submarines are one of China's foremost weapons, but the officers who lead them are chosen from cand…
Michael Peck
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China's risky maneuvers around the US military are part of a long-running plan to use 'the enemy to train the troops'
China's method of "using the enemy to train the troops" has obvious risks, but Beijing also sees be…
Christopher Woody
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US nuclear-powered submarine that ran into an underwater mountain in the South China Sea is going to be stuck in repairs for years
USS Connecticut is considered to be among the Navy's most capable submarines, but it will be sideli…
Jake Epstein
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An embarrassing Russian defeat a century ago is a warning about the risks of losing a war to China now, top US military official says
"Operational and tactical defeats" can have "major strategic consequences," the US Air Force's top …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Losing Navy SEALs at sea during operations is extremely rare. It's only happened a handful of times.
Two Navy SEALs went missing during an operation last week. Incidents like this are rare because of …
Thibault Spirlet
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Another SEAL parachuting death highlights the inherent danger of US special operators' go-to infiltration method
Free-fall parachuting "gets us where we want to be without presenting a large signature to an adver…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Aircraft carriers aren't the Russian navy's only problem. It has also struggled for decades to build jets for them.
Even if Russia's sole aircraft carrier returns to service next year, it probably won't have a fully…
Benjamin Brimelow
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I moved with my 3 kids to Spain. They had a hard time adjusting to the food and schools when we moved back to the US.
An American mom moved with her three kids to Spain. There her kids ate better quality food and she …
Kimberly Gladden-Eversley
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A large Navy research vessel that once belonged to late Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen tipped over — injuring 33 people — and is stuck at a 45 degree angle
Photos from the scene show the 250-foot boat, identified as the Research Vessel Petrel, sitting at …
Erin Snodgrass
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As Russia's only aircraft carrier falls apart, some Russians want to undo a shady ship deal with China 25 years ago
Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning began life as a Soviet warship. Now a Russian lawmaker thinks it …
Michael Peck
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A super PAC tied to NC Sen. Thom Tillis spent $300,000 in an ad campaign against Rep. Madison Cawthorn, saying he 'lies for the limelight'
"In perpetual pursuit of celebrity, Cawthorn will lie about anything," the 30-second ad said. "Cawt…
Katie Balevic
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NC Sen. Thom Tillis spent $300,000 in an ad campaign against Rep. Madison Cawthorn, saying he 'lies for the limelight'
"In perpetual pursuit of celebrity, Cawthorn will lie about anything," the 30-second ad said. "Cawt…
Katie Balevic
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Mysterious blasts at a base in Crimea were missile strikes meant to bring the war closer to home for Russians, Ukrainian military chief says
Average Russians do not see "so painfully all the losses, failures, and most importantly, costs of …