Big deck amphibious warship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and its embarked Marines are heading to the Middle East as the U.S.-Israeli ...

Destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) recently departed San Diego to replace USS Robert Smalls (CG-62), the sea service’s last ...

The following is the March 11, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, the Iran Conflict and the Strait of Hormuz: ...

Missiles are currently the largest threat to merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf instead of sea mines, defense officials told reporters Friday. Iran has used surface-to-surface ...

Iran threatens to mine the Strait of Hormuz, petroleum markets react, world economies take notice, and more naval forces are… ...

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This story has been updated with additional information about the fire. A fire broke out aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on Thursday, multiple sources confirmed to USNI News. The ...

U.S. forces and partner nations trained to defend against swarms of maritime drones during exercise Cobra Gold 2026 in Thailand, according to a Tuesday announcement from defense company QinetiQ.

The following is the March 5, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Background and Issues for Congress. From the Report In the wake of the Korean War (1950-53), the ...

Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now operating in the Middle East as the U.S. war with Iran nears its second ...

U.S. Marines and soldiers rehearsed inserting mobile missile launchers capable of long-range precision strike and ...

A People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter and a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk had an “unsafe and unprofessional ...