The U.S. Navy has formally included a new class of nuclear-powered guided-missile battleships, known as the Trump-class BBG(X), in its fiscal 2027 shipbuilding plan.
Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a contract from the Office of Naval Research to further develop advanced radar software for next-generation naval radar systems.
Two U.S. Navy Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft crashed on May 17 after colliding during an air show performance in the United States.
General Dynamics NASSCO said it has received $856 million in funding for construction of T-AO 217, a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler for the U.S. Navy.
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.
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.
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.
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 announced it has received a $2.7 billion contract from the United States Army to advance hypersonic weapons programmes from prototyping into production.
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.
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.
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.
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