The Pioneering Spirit, initially named Pieter Schelte after Allseas founder Edward Heerema’s father who served in the German ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...

Aviation and history buffs and their families, will enjoy a visit to the retired U.S. aircraft carrier Midway in San Diego, ...

After finishing my last article on the inability of the US Navy to build frigates, I was hopeful that I could have a bit of a break before the next crisis in ...

Its common for the U.S. Navy to reuse ship names, and the newest nuclear submarine in the fleet was named after an important ...

On 9 April 1940, the day that Denmark fell to the Nazi war machine, the Danish envoy to the United States, Henrik Kauffmann, ...

Tug carrying blue crane from Manitowoc is about halfway to its destination at a naval base in Washington state. A second ...

On Dec. 22 at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump — flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Navy Secretary John Phelan — announced a plan to build battleships that would ...

HMS Dasher had not been built for the Royal Navy, and her sailors felt it every day. They walked under bulkheads that groaned with each change of speed. In the engine room, men worked stripped to ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new "golden fleet" of naval vessels, starting with two battleships. The first "Trump class" battleship will be named the USS Defiance, with plans for ...

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 ...