The United States Navy is engaged in twenty-first-century “gunboat diplomacy” after it announced that a second Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer had been sent to support southern border ...

The USS Minnesota has been in Australian waters for several weeks but its arrival in Darwin has raised plenty of eyebrows. The nuclear-powered submarine was docked at the HMAS Stirling near Perth ...

The USS Nimitz arrived in San Diego on Monday to spend a few days preparing for what the Navy says is likely to be the final deployment for the nation’s oldest aircraft carrier. The 50-year-old ...

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Navy officials said the USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, departed Naval Base San Diego Saturday to support southern border operations. The goal of the mission is to ...

The USS Carl Vinson will join the USS Harry S. Truman as the U.S. military's fight against the Houthis in Yemen continues. By Nicholas Slayton Published Mar 22, 2025 3:37 PM EDT The U.S. military ...

When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global laggard in building ...

The same year, the destroyer Nitze intercepted an estimated $20 million in illicit drugs at sea. And in 2024, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser Leyte Gulf and a LEDET team intercepted a ...

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Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at ...

The US Navy's oldest active submarine — the missile-packed USS Ohio — is back in action for unrestricted ops in the Pacific ...

Near the axe is a hometown ‘Golden Gopher’ gridiron helmet. On board the USS Hawaii I’d similarly found a miniature war canoe, paddles and flags. All are examples of how the United States ...