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The US Navy (USN) has funded two companies to pursue accelerated development of a small footprint shipborne electronic attack (EA) system for integration in ...
The US Navy on Friday renamed a ship that previously bore the name of Harvey Milk, a gay civil rights activist and icon in the LGBTQ community who was murdered in 1978. The supply ship USNS Harvey ...
Noting that the USN “remains committed to the [US] statutory 31 amphibious ship requirement,” the service said it is requesting USD1.96 billion – in reconciliation funding -- for the ...
US Navy warships are burning through one of the top ballistic missile interceptors at an "alarming rate," the admiral overseeing naval operations told lawmakers on Tuesday.
The United States Navy is testing its new flagship, the USS John F. Kennedy, an imposing $13 billion aircraft carrier that is redefining naval power and solidifying the U.S. as the dominant force ...
The presence of USS Michael Monsoor in the western Pacific follows China's deployment of two aircraft carriers in the region.
The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.
The U.S. Navy used munitions at an "alarming rate" in the recent defense of Israel, Admiral James Kilby, Naval Operations Acting Chief, told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Navy renamed an oiler originally named after gay rights activist and veteran Harvey Milk to honor Chief Watertender Oscar Peterson instead.
The Navy intends to use some of the funds to increase its fleet of warships by 19 and modernize century-old shipyards.
The Navy is relying on the combination of the annual defense budget and supplemental legislation to buy 19 new ships in 2026, an increase from the five ships purchased in 2025 and eight ships ...
The USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in honor of a Navy chief watertender who died in World War II.