Warships are among the biggest vessels in our oceans. For instance, the monstrous USS Gerald Ford, the first of its class of aircraft carriers, displaces around 100,000 tonnes and measures 1,106 feet ...

China’s surface combatants are set to receive a new hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) capability following the ...

Reflecting its clear interest in developing a blue-water navy, the People’s Liberation Army Navy has announced the arrival of two new semi-stealthy Type 055 Destroyers. China’s Global Times newspaper ...

The Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 83 destroyer will keep British shipyards at work until at least the mid-2040s. Maria Eagle, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement, reiterated the timeline in a ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: In close-in defensive capability, the Type 055 possesses a slight edge over the Japanese Kongo and Atago-class destroyers, as the Japanese destroyers only use 20mm ...

The president said development of the vessels would help maintain military superiority and improve the industrial base, but ...

The US Navy is converting Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers into hypersonic missile shooters. The expensive Zumwalt class has struggled to find a suitable mission and weapons. The upgrade is part of ...

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs reporters on the Iranian attack. Pentagon photo Navy destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea fired a dozen missiles Tuesday to help ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy is extending the service life of 12 aging destroyers as the service balances the need to keep ships at sea with the time it takes for new ships to join the fleet. “Today’s budget ...

Have you ever seen a Navy ship bearing letters and numbers like DDG-51 or DD-214 and wondered what those codes mean? These ship labels might look random, but they follow a system that's been around ...