Navy Pivots to Medium Landing Ship Design
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan on Friday announced a major strategic shift in naval shipbuilding, revealing the selection of a design for the Medium Landing
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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan on Friday announced a major strategic shift in naval shipbuilding, revealing the selection of a design for the Medium Landing
In 1976, welder Phil McClean won “Apprentice of the Year” at Harland and Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was following in the footsteps
General Dynamics NASSCO has joined forces with South Korean shipbuilding leaders Samsung Heavy Industries and longtime partner DSEC Co., Ltd. in a strategic
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised concerns over a surge in Chinese military and research vessels in Arctic waters during 2025. The
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By Greg Sullivan Nov 30, 2025 (Bloomberg) –US officials are meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in south Florida as the White House continues its
Republican-led Senate and House committees say they will increase scrutiny of the Pentagon after a report said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the
Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Sahand destroyer, which capsized during repairs last year, has been recommissioned into the Iranian Navy along with the
The U.S. government is once again under fire for a long-standing shipbuilding habit: starting construction before designs are fully baked. The practice has
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departed its Seattle homeport Thursday for its 29th annual deployment to Antarctica, beginning a months-long mission
The New Zealand navy's largest ship, the oiler HMNZS Aotearoa, made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait earlier this month, Defence Minister
The United States Coast Guard has issued a sweeping Request for Information seeking cutting-edge technologies and services to establish what officials are
The U.S. Navy announced Tuesday it is terminating four ships from its troubled Constellation-class frigate program before construction begins, marking a
A new Government Accountability Office report has exposed severe problems plaguing the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program, with both
The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after what it
The United Kingdom has awarded a £316 million (US $414 million) contract to defense contractor MBDA UK to develop and deploy DragonFire, the Royal
Britain’s Royal Navy intercepted two Russian warships transiting the English Channel over the past two weeks in round-the-clock shadowing operations, the
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the
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