Navy

Russia's upgraded Kirov-class cruisers will be among the deadliest vessels on the planet, fitted with 80 anti-ship missiles and highly advanced air defenses.

Facing down an array of future threats, the US Navy has taken the first steps in making a formal request to increase the size of the fleet.

Relations between the US, Canada, and the UK haven't always been so rosy. With that in mind, what would have happened if the three had gone to war after WW1?

Spending on big aircraft carriers and missile subs is hurting America's fighting abilities in today's conflict, a prominent Marine Corps general argues.

The US Navy's VFA-154 Black Knights have come up with a gorgeous video on the exploits of its pilots and their F/A-18 Super Hornets during a recent US cruise.

From taxi to takeoff to flyover, the entire affair takes just four minutes, but the views from the Navy Hornets give a great view of the big game... briefly.

The Navy will provide some entertainment for those in attendance at this Sunday's Super Bowl, but the California Air National Guard will be on guard duty.

A Mexican Navy patrol boat goes down fast in a scuttling captured via eight GoPro cameras.

US forces were in contact with Iranian forces just three hours after contact was launched, and were told the sailors were "safe and healthy."

The ships of Carrier Strike Group 3 will be the first members of the USN's Great Green Fleet, relying on nuclear power and biofuels on its upcoming deployment.

The ten sailors – nine men and one woman – were captured due to a mechanical malfunction in one of their riverine patrol boats in the Persian Gulf.

China has confirmed that it's working on its first domestically produced carrier and its second flattop overall.

The USS Iowa will fire its five-inch guns in support of the University of Iowa football team ahead of the 2016 Rose Bowl game.

The Paris COP21 deal could force the US military to reveal just how much carbon it emits each year, painting a better picture of America's overall emissions.

The Navy's latest problem with the littoral combat ship focuses on an unreliable mine-hunting drone system that costs nearly $900 million.

The Navy's biggest, most advanced destroyer has set sail for its first round of sea trials, departing from Bath Iron Works for the open ocean.

The US Navy has taken on Star Wars, with a crew-produced trailer set aboard the floating city that is the USS Eisenhower.

The USS Zumwalt, the lead ship of a new class of destroyers, could hit the seas in less than a month after a successful 96-hour pier-side trial last month.

Despite the omnipresence of nuclear-powered steam turbines in today's naval vessels, like so many weapons systems, early efforts were an absolute mess.

Short one carrier, the US Navy's remaining flattops are being forced to stay on station longer, increasing maintenance and repair needs.