#U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders are weighing a new force-generation model for amphibious ships that could stretch the cycle beyond 36 months and potentially fit two deployments into a single readiness window.

The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray has completed its first successful test flight, a milestone for carrier-based unmanned aviation and a major step toward shifting aerial refueling away from crewed fighters.

The Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is out effective immediately, with Undersecretary Hung Cao stepping in as acting secretary during a period of naval strain and broader senior leadership turnover.

The U.S. Marine Corps and Navy are aligning on a three-part plan to raise the size and availability of the amphibious fleet after readiness fell sharply in 2025 and delayed deployments.

New budget details show the U.S. Navy rapidly fielded Longbow Hellfire and Coyote launchers to carrier strike groups as it expands hard-kill defenses against drones.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to integrate Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors with the Aegis Combat System and is seeking funding for 405 missiles in fiscal 2027.

The USS Spruance firing its 5-inch gun at the Iranian cargo ship Touska was reported as the first such U.S. Navy ship-to-ship deck-gun strike since 1988.

The U.S. Navy is framing the Trump-class BBG(X) as a flexible large surface combatant, while warning that design discipline will be central to avoiding the failures that undermined earlier programs.

Navy leaders say Ukraine’s sea-drone success against Russia is a powerful case study, but the United States cannot simply transplant that model to the Pacific or the Red Sea.

Breaking Defense’s day-two wrap from Sea Air Space 2026 pointed to three recurring themes at the conference: new details on the Trump-class battleship, pressure around submarine timelines, and a show floor crowded with m

The U.S. Navy says it expects to spend roughly $46 billion over five years developing the Trump-class battleship and wants to begin construction on the first ship in fiscal 2028.

Sea Air Space 2026 is expected to center on Adm. Daryl Caudle’s first conference as chief of naval operations, military-wide acquisition reform, and the Navy’s role in the ongoing conflict in Iran.

A newly spotted launcher on the destroyer USS Carl M. Levin has added to evidence that the U.S. Navy is accelerating efforts to give surface ships cheaper and more flexible defenses against drones and related threats.

The U.S. Navy has decided not to return the attack submarine USS Boise to service, ending a yearslong overhaul that had become a symbol of shipyard backlog and maintenance strain.

A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone disappeared from public flight tracking after broadcasting a general emergency code and rapidly descending during a mission near the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said the conflict with Iran is consuming readiness and munitions in ways that inevitably reduce the resources available for other theaters, including the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. officials say more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles have already been fired during the war with Iran, sharpening Pentagon concerns about industrial capacity, magazine depth, and the ability to sustain other high-

The Navy has unveiled a new acquisition approach for uncrewed surface vessels that aims to move faster, lean more on mature designs, and open a path for contractor-owned or contractor-operated fleets

The U.S. Navy has quietly moved its minesweeper contingent from the Middle East to the Pacific, reflecting shifting strategic priorities and growing concerns about naval access in potential Indo-Pacific conflict scenarios.