Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. During the process, the supercarrier's nuclear reactors will be ...

In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...

KITTERY, Maine — An overhaul of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Cheyenne has been completed nearly two months ahead of schedule, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard officials announced Dec. 23. It is ...

USS Truxtun just returned from a seven-month deployment in October. She was named after Commodore Thomas Truxtun, one of the Navy’s first six captains; she is now the sixth ship to bear the name. This ...

U.S. Sailors man the rails aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it transits Puget Sound while returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. However, the arrival of ...

NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. — Cheers erupted through the rain as the USS Nimitz pulled into Naval Base Kitsap, marking a historic homecoming after 270 days at sea and the aircraft carrier’s final ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Gravely returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday following a four-month deployment supporting U.S. Southern Command. For sailors and their families, the homecoming marked ...

The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Guam on Thursday to begin an Indo-Pacific patrol that’s likely to last into next spring. The nuclear-powered flattop left San Diego ...

Navy football will honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy with special uniforms designed by Under Armour for the 126th Army-Navy Game on Saturday, Dec. 13, in Baltimore. The famed warship USS ...

The Navy has recovered the two aircraft lost off the USS Nimitz in the South China Sea on Oct. 26, the U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement on Dec. 8. On Dec. 5, the Navy recovered the F/A-18F Super ...

After over 80 years in the water, the U.S. Navy has removed more than 150 tons of aging concrete mooring platforms from the USS Arizona. This move comes as the Navy and the Pearl Harbor National ...

A Navy Midshipmen football player wears the service's 250th edition uniform, which honors the USS Constitution, ahead of the 126th Army-Navy game. (Army-Navy Game) The U.S. Naval Academy’s uniform for ...