The Russian Typhoon-class SSBN (Project 941 "Akula") is the largest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine ever built.

In September 1914, a single German U-boat ventured into the North Sea. Lieutenant Otto Weddigen’s U-9 slipped past patrols ...

At its current production rates, China is likely to have a far more menacing submarine force than Russia in short order—though its quality is still uncertain.

The Navy's "Self Defense Test Ship," an aging, decommissioned destroyer, is vital to security, but there's no clear plan to replace it, watchdogs say.

Iran has released a propaganda video claiming its hypersonic Fattah missile could destroy the USS Abraham Lincoln as a US carrier strike group heads towards the Middle East. The footage coincides with ...

The United States Navy has the largest fleet of nuclear submarines on the planet, and it just added a new one to the inventory. This new fifth generation submarine is an incredible machine, and it was ...

The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter. Meanwhile, special forces personnel train at Fairford, and a U.S. official tells WSJ that a Russian ...

A shadow fleet of oil tankers is forging closer ties between Russia, Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. WSJ explains how oil-rich nations in the Middle East are facilitating Russia’s oil trade despite ...

The USS Idaho Commissioning Committee announced earlier in December that the Virginia Class, nuclear-powered fast attack submarine bearing the state’s name has been delivered to the U.S. Navy. “This ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. On Saturday, the U.S. Navy's USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) aided in the ...

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is in New York to face drug trafficking charges following his capture during an overnight military attack by the United States, and amid his travel to America, he ...

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