Speaking from Palm Beach, President Donald Trump said 20 to 25 battleships will be built and become 'the flagships of the American naval fleet.' ...

Saturday's discovery of the wreckage of the USS Juneau, on which Waterloo's five Sullivan brothers served and perished with ...

Iowa-Class aircraft carriers were meant to be massive, mobile battle stations that could turn the tide of a war. Here's why ...

The LA harbor commission also approved adjustments to the plan for a dockside visitors center and park space next to the ...

In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...

US President Donald Trump unveiled a new battleship, the USS Defiant, as part of the newly launched "Trump-class" of battleships in an effort to strengthen and expand the US Navy fleet. “These are the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Almost as soon as President Donald Trump announced that the ...

In 1989, an explosion ripped through Turret Two aboard USS Iowa during a routine gunnery exercise, killing 47 sailors instantly. What followed was one of the most controversial investigations in US ...

While escorting President Franklin D Roosevelt across the Atlantic, USS William D Porter suffered a series of catastrophic blunders. During a training exercise, the destroyer accidentally fired a live ...

President Donald Trump scrambled Navy ship-naming traditions last week with his announcement of a new “Trump-class” battleship, to be called the USS Defiant, featuring nuclear-tipped missiles and ...

Approximately 3,000 Nimitz crew members are coming home after a nine-month global deployment. The ship will be performing maintenance at Naval Base Kitsap before a homeport shift to Naval Station ...