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New Zealand navy's largest ship transited through strait, defence minister says Last such New Zealand navy mission was in September 2024 China says the waterway is Chinese not international Western ...

Mayflower, Constitution, Titanic, Bismarck – these are all the names of legendary ships. History-changing ships. Ships that created legends and stories that were more than just their sails, ...

The Navy said late Tuesday it plans to cancel the bulk of the $22 billion Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program dogged by delays and cost overruns. Navy Secretary John Phelan announced ...

World War II was a tumultuous time that saw combat in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Despite how large the planet is, a war that involved every major nation made it seem that much smaller, and ...

The US Navy’s beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as a key ...

A Chinese naval task group is being tracked by Australia as a newly released satellite image provides the most detailed public view of it while sailing in the western Pacific. Admiral David Johnston, ...

When Somali pirates set their sights on a US Navy warship, they’re about to mess with the wrong ship. In this video, we’ll take you inside the intense scenario of a Somali pirate attack on a US Navy ...

(WLUK) -- The U.S. Navy is canceling four ships that were to be built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine. Navy Secretary John Phelan announced the cancellation of the Constellation frigate program in a ...

The Navy has deployed a salvage ship to the South China Sea to attempt to raise a sunken fighter and a helicopter that crashed off the USS Nimitz in back-to-back incidents in October. The USNS Salvor, ...

ROME — The US Navy is cancelling its Constellation frigate program following months of cost overruns and delays but plans to keep two vessels that are already being built in Wisconsin. “We’re ...