The U.S. Navy just gave the troubled Zumwalt-class destroyer a stunning second life by ripping out its failed Advanced Gun ...

Critics have rightly lambasted the Zumwalt-class destroyers as “ships without a mission,” plagued by technological overreach and operational irrelevance. Historically, battleships were defined as ...

Trump’s battleship plan clashes with decades of U.S. naval strategy and technology shifts Experts described it as a "prestige project," a "bomb magnet" and said that "this ship will never sail." Even ...

U.S. Navy destroyers and destroyer escorts, including the USS Johnston, laying a smoke screen during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944. Note the splashes from Japanese shells. (Wikimedia Commons) ...

Congress has received its first internal analysis of the proposed “Trump-class” battleships, which are the linchpin of the president’s “Golden Fleet” plan for the Navy’s future. The nonpartisan ...

March 5, 2026: The United States recently experienced a short period of excitement and surprise about a presidential plan to build a new class of battleships. For various practical reasons the ...

The capability, versatility, and vital role of a navy destroyer in contemporary naval warfare make it an important ship within a country's naval force. Tasked with protecting larger vessels and ...