Key Points and Summary – The Arsenal Ship was a 1990s plan for a joint-force “missile barge” packing up to 1,000 ...

Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

The following is the Dec. 10, 2025, Congressional Budget Office report Maintenance Delays for Conventional Navy Ships. From the report The Navy has experienced chronic delays and labor overruns in ...

The US Navy (USN) continues to struggle with keeping schedule and costs for its conventionally powered surface-fleet ships, ...

The USS New Jersey, an iconic Iowa-class dreadnought now serving as a museum ship, is making headlines as it undergoes a significant maintenance phase, including repainting and hull repairs, at the ...

Rust does not actually affect the fighting prowess of America’s ships—but it suggests a navy in decline, an image that China ...

What You Need to Know: The Iowa-class battleships were designed for major naval engagements during World War II but were primarily used for shore bombardment in conflicts like the Korean and Vietnam ...

Two days before Thanksgiving, Navy Secretary John Phelan announced the cancellation of the $22 billion 20 ship Constellation multi-mission frigate program. The ship was meant ...

Chronic delays and labor overruns for Navy destroyers are a persistent trend that hurts fleet readiness, a Congressional ...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling on the U. S. Navy to “keep commitments made” by bringing more shipbuilding to Wisconsin ...

In September 2024, the company secured a $5.8 billion contract from the Navy to build and deliver three more San ...