US President Donald Trump said he has approved a plan for the US Navy (USN) “to begin the construction of two brand-new, very large, the largest we've ever ...

Trump claimed the USS Defiant would surpass even World War II-era Iowa-class battleships in size and power, carrying hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers.

The U.S. Navy has canceled its original plans for the Constellation-class frigate program, limiting it to just the two ships already being constructed.

The US Navy is struggling to compete with China due to a spate of failed ship classes. A new report warns there's no easy fix ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Cynthia Cook from the Center for International and Strategic Studies about why naval shipbuilding in the U.S. has become so difficult lately.

According to reports from Bloomberg, HGP Intelligent Energy, a Dallas-based firm, submitted a proposal to the US Department ...

Crew members examine a propeller of a U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class National Security Cutter, a design that is informing the U.S. Navy's future Frigate class. (PO1 Ayla Kelley/Navy) The U.S. Navy is ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships on ...

The US Navy’s beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as a key ...

The jokes about the first ship of Trump’s planned new class of naval vessels being called the USS Bone Spurs abound. Herr ...

The USS Gravely, a US Navy warship, departs the Port of Port of Spain on October 30, 2025. AFP via Getty Images US shipbuilding is in trouble. China builds 200 merchant ships a year for every one ...

Hydrofoil patrol boats promised speeds and maneuverability unlike anything the Navy had ever operated. Lifting their hulls ...