US Coast Guard to add heavy icebreaker amid shipbuilding overhaulThe new vessel will be the first heavy polar icebreaker to be built in the U.S. in about five decades. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher2 days ago
Europe marks 80th anniversary of World War II’s endThis V-E Day marks the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender to Allied forces.3 days ago
Pentagon keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another weekThe carrier Harry S. Truman is expected to head home to Norfolk, Virginia, after the week is up, according to officials.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press9 days ago
Fighter jet slips off carrier hangar deck in Red Sea, one minor injuryAn F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hangar deck of the USS Harry S. Truman as sailors were towing the aircraft into place, the Navy said.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press12 days ago
OpinionTo bootstrap US maritime industrial base, link allies and innovatorsAs officials consider the wholesale resuscitation of U.S. shipbuilding, there is a nearer-term lever worth pulling, the author of this op-ed argues.By Joshua Tallis3 weeks ago
Trump signs shipbuilding order as Navy leaders call for 381-ship fleetThe new policy aims to revitalize a U.S. shipbuilding industry that has fallen well behind production levels of its rivals from Beijing.By Riley Ceder, Zita Ballinger Fletcher and J.D. Simkins4 weeks ago