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U.S. Navy
355 or Bust? US Navy Struggles to Grow With Flat Budget
By Robert Farley
A bureaucratic battle rages between the U.S. Navy and the Defense Department, recent memos revealing proposed cuts indicate.
China’s Growing Amphib Fleet: A Cause for Long-Term Concern?
By Robert Farley
Is the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s growing set of amphibious capabilities a game-changer?
Leyte Gulf: Lost in History?
By Robert Farley
The greatest naval battle of the modern era is under-remembered.
US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy commissioned the eight Freedom-class variant littoral combat ship on August 3.
China’s South China Sea Anti-Ship Missile Tests Up the Stakes
By Ankit Panda
The tests send a sharp message to the United States Navy.
US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Australia for Port Call Ahead of Talisman Sabre 2019
By Ankit Panda
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group arrived in Australia.
US Navy Launches Newest Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy christened the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul on June 15.
US to Christen New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Freedom-class littoral combat ship on June 15.
US Shipbuilder Cuts First Steel for Lead Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Huntington Ingalls Industries officially began construction for the first-of-class USS Columbia on May 23.
US Navy Eyes More Combat Upgrades for Littoral Combat Ships
By Steven Stashwick
Anti-ship missiles, new combat systems, and possible vertical launch cells being studied.
South China Sea: US Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Scarborough Shoal
By Ankit Panda
The operation is the second of its kind in the month of May 2019.
French, US, Australian, Japanese Warships Drill in Bay of Bengal
By Steven Stashwick
The La Perouse Exercise featured a French aircraft carrier and Australian submarines.