President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval ...

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

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 will lead the design of these ships," the president said Monday, "along with me because I’m a very aesthetic ...

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 ...

The first hull is expected to hit the water in 2028 as a more nimble companion to the Navy’s larger warships, Navy Secretary John Phelan said.

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.

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

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

The future small surface combatant ship will be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries and based on its Legends-class cutter used by the Coast Guard.

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 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 ...