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US Coast Guard to add heavy icebreaker amid shipbuilding overhaul

The new vessel will be the first heavy polar icebreaker to be built in the U.S. in about five decades.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

2 days ago

WWII ship accidentally sinks before US-Philippine ship-sinking drill

The BRP Miguel Malvar took on water while being towed ahead of a live-fire drill in the South China Sea.

6 days ago

Head Navy officer lists top tasks for service, eyes 2027

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby listed improved recruiting and the embrace of unmanned and manned systems as priorities.

9 days ago

House lawmakers expected to debate defense funding boosts this week

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 28, 2025.

By Leo Shane III

14 days ago

US, Philippines to simulate ‘full-scale battle’ in Balikatan drills

Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces have opened annual combat drills that will include simulating the defense of the Philippines.

3 weeks ago

Trump signs shipbuilding order as Navy leaders call for 381-ship fleet

The 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. Simkins

4 weeks ago