The U.S. Navy’s Lexington-class battlecruisers were authorized in 1916 as America’s answer to the global naval arms race.

Back in 2015, the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg began a lengthy modernization process that was supposed to enable the warship’s service life to be extended into the 2030s. The congressionally ...

The US Navy wasted almost $2 billion on a failed effort to upgrade its cruisers, a watchdog report found. Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program were decommissioned before refits were completed ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout ...

The Navy cruiser Leyte Gulf wrapped up its final deployment on May 17, 2024, when it returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill/Navy) The Navy ...

This image shows what the battle cruiser USS Fort Worth would have looked like had it been completed. Courtesy Richard Selcer “U.S.S.” before a ship’s name stands for “United States Ship,” and only ...

The US Navy is trying to retire all of its guided-missile cruisers by 2027. US cruisers are specialized for air defense and are among the best-armed naval ships in service. Lawmakers are dismayed by ...

In 1914, the sms Emden, a German light cruiser, emerged as a great threat as it executed a daring lone raid in the Bay of ...

LOS ANGELES – A Navy guided missile cruiser hit by a malfunctioning drone during a training exercise returned to San Diego, where investigators will assess the damage and determine what went wrong, a ...

The Navy's Pacific Fleet said it was investigating the cause of the incidents, which took place during "routine operations." ...

The US Navy is confronting a series of operational setbacks as two more aircraft crashed in the South China Sea this week, ...