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The US Navy’s futuristic $8 billion stealth battleship slips out of port with new Mach 5 hypersonic weapons canisters

Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) has officially cleared builder’s sea trials following a three-year “rebirth” at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding. -The destroyer’s ...

2027 defense budget could double 2026 ship requests, US Navy secretary says

SAN DIEGO — The fiscal 2027 defense budget could double the number of ships the Navy is set to procure under the fiscal 2026 ...
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Trump-class warships to fast-track powerful laser weapons rollout across US Navy

The US Navy’s chief has fully supported directed energy weapons (DE), declaring that the ...
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Starfighter versus Tomcat: How the Italian F-104 outmatched the US Navy's F-14 Tomcat with the yo-yo tactic

A remarkable Cold War-era encounter saw an Italian Air Force F-104 Starfighter outmaneuver a U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat during a ...

US Navy Ship Collision Video: Watch The Moment USS Truxtun Slams into USNS Supply in Caribbean

"The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG103) and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) collided during a replenishment-at-sea," U.S. Southern ...

Why US Navy Avenger-Class Minesweepers Have Been Pulled From The Middle East

Four Avenger-class U.S. Navy minesweepers were removed from the Middle-East in early 2026 after being decommissioned earlier ...
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$5,500,000,000 nuclear US Navy aircraft carrier sunk by $80,000,000 Canadian diesel sub on battery power

Synopsis: The Canadian Royal Navy has a storied history of defeating superior naval force with stealth, most notably during the 1981 Ocean Venture exercise. -An upgraded Oberon-class diesel-electric ...
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The US Navy’s new frigate has no missiles and that’s the plan

After canceling its troubled Constellation-class program, the Navy pivoted to a smaller frigate based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class cutter. But the new FF(X) arrives with no vertical launch system ...