The US Navy has some of the most advanced ships anywhere in the world. Among the essential weapons systems are the Tomahawk and CIWS, critical components for both offense and defense. The US Navy is ...

Since entering service in 2008, Legend-class cutters have shown they are formidable ships, and they have a proven design.

Naval Station Mayport’s littoral combat ship fleet is smaller than it has been in years following the decommissioning of two vessels Friday, raising to four the number retired since August. Four other ...

The U.S. Navy’s decision to retire its first four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) including the six-year-old USS Coronado has raised eyebrows among military observers and the public alike. While it may ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is moving to retire several Littoral Combat Ships after barely a decade in service, an unusually early exit for frontline warships. -Conceived as fast, modular ...

The USS Pierre, the last Independence-class littoral combat ship the Navy intends to build, was commissioned Saturday at Port Panama City in Florida and will soon sail to San Diego, its permanent home ...

In the coming years, the U.S. Navy has plans to update its fleet with a new line of aircraft carriers to replace the aging Nimitz-class. Along with these, there are a series of other ships and ...

The USS Savannah returned to San Diego on Thursday, wrapping up a year-long deployment to the Indo-Pacific that illustrated the ability of littoral combat ships to carry out long patrols by using a ...

The Pentagon is deploying the world's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean. Trump has increased the US military presence in the region amid "armed conflict" with drug cartels.