U.S. Navy commissions USS Cleveland as final Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship in Ohio ceremony
The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Cleveland, the 13th and final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, during a ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 16.
U.S. Navy: USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group returns to Norfolk after historic 11-month deployment
Nearly 4,500 sailors assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group returned to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16 after an 11-month deployment to the U.S. 4th, 5th and 6th Fleets.
U.S. Navy’s future Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens arrives at Norfolk homeport
The future USS Ted Stevens, a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, arrived at its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk for the first time on May 15, 2026.
U.S. Navy shipbuilding plan details nuclear-powered Trump-class battleship and carrier design review
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that its planned Trump-class battleship will use nuclear propulsion and will not replace the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, according to the service’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan.
Leidos awarded $2.7 billion U.S. Army contract to accelerate hypersonic weapons production programs
Leidos announced it has received a $2.7 billion contract from the United States Army to advance hypersonic weapons programmes from prototyping into production.
U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine arrives in Gibraltar amid renewed tensions with Iran
An United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine arrived in Gibraltar on May 10 in a rare publicly disclosed deployment involving one of the United States’ nuclear-armed submarines.
U.S. Navy unveils new shipbuilding plan to expand fleet and strengthen industrial base
The United States Navy has released its Fiscal Year 2027 Shipbuilding Plan, outlining a long-term strategy to expand fleet capacity, modernize force structure and strengthen the American maritime industrial base.
U.S. Navy faces growing shipbuilding and fleet expansion challenge as China accelerates naval modernization
The United States continues to operate the world’s most powerful navy, but its long-standing maritime advantage over China is narrowing as Beijing rapidly expands both its fleet and shipbuilding capabilities.
U.S. Senate passes Maverick Act to transfer retired F-14 Tomcat fighters for preservation and possible restoration
The U.S. Senate passed the Maverick Act on May 1, 2026, authorizing the transfer of three retired F-14D Tomcat fighter aircraft from the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base storage facility in Arizona to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Future U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller delayed to 2034 – USNI News
The future USS Doris Miller (CVN-81), one of the U.S. Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers, has been delayed by two years and is now expected to be delivered in February 2034.
Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer Ted Stevens departs Ingalls Shipyard for Norfolk before commissioning
HII said the destroyer represents the next generation of surface combatants for the U.S. Navy.
U.S. Navy: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Daniel Inouye returns to Pacific Fleet ahead of maintenance schedule
The USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) rejoined the U.S. Pacific Fleet in April after completing a complex maintenance period eight days ahead of schedule.