The U.S. Navy has taken preliminary acceptance of the future USS John F. Kennedy, allowing the aircraft carrier and its crew to conduct further testing and training at sea while construction testing continues.
U.S. and British forces sank the retired frigate ex-USS Klakring off Scotland during Atlantic Thunder 2026, a joint exercise involving ships, aircraft and a submarine.
USS Idaho, one of the U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarines, returned to Groton, Connecticut, on September 28 after its first deployment.
The U.S. Navy has decommissioned the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie and dock landing ship USS Germantown in separate ceremonies in San Diego.
The cost of rebuilding the U.S. Navy’s four public shipyards will exceed $200 billion, and the final projects in current plans will not be completed until after 2080, the Government Accountability Office said.
Operation Epic Fury drew at least six U.S. warships from the Pacific and relied on European bases for as many as 5,000 sorties, showing how quickly a regional conflict can consume military resources assigned to other strategic priorities.
The U.S. Navy and Thales USA have cleared a repair backlog and stabilized deliveries of navigation equipment used to guide aircraft back to ships and shore bases.
HII has expanded its unmanned maritime systems plant in Pocasset, Massachusetts, by 10,000 square feet, increasing the site’s manufacturing space by 25%.
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Farragut completed a Task Force Exercise on September 18, clearing a readiness assessment ahead of its global deployment.
The U.S. Navy has established a command dedicated to turning robotic and autonomous systems into capabilities its sailors can use in fleet operations.
British commandos and U.S. Navy SEALs completed three weeks of maritime special operations training in Virginia, culminating in a joint seizure of a target vessel.
The W93 warhead and Mk7 reentry body assembly are intended for the Navy’s submarine-launched ballistic missile fleet
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