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Long-range drone ships could transform Pacific warfare, expanding a navy's reach while keeping sailors out of harm's way. An American company building these kinds of ships with the Navy's needs in mind says it has successfully tested its technology in the water, bringing the innovative vessel a major step closer to becoming reality. Blue Water Autonomy is the first to test larger, long-range interchangeable ship-scale systems in an iterative way on the water, its leadership told Business Insider.

A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter crashed in separate incidents on Sunday in the South China Sea, the US Pacific Fleet said. Both military aircraft had been deployed from the USS Nimitz and went down 30 minutes apart from each other during routine operations, the Navy said in a statement on Sunday. "All personnel involved are safe and in stable condition. The cause of both incidents is currently under investigation," it said.

The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses of carrying drugs. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to deploy to the U.S. Southern Command region to "bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on social media.

US President Donald Trump went off Tuesday on the aesthetics of US Navy warships, talking to a crowd of hundreds of generals and admirals about an unspecified stealthy design that he thinks is "ugly." The president has a long history of criticizing the appearance of American warships. He's compared them to rival navies, commented on the designs and technology involved, and also bothered senior officials about things like rust.

In terms of world air forces, the U.S. Navy ranks as the second largest, coming in just behind the U.S. Air Force and just ahead of China and Russia. With such an impressive fleet, the USN is capable of projecting power worldwide from the decks of its aircraft carriers. This incredible reach is further sustained by ongoing training, industrial depth, and continual modernization, which keep the USN as one of the premier global air powers.

An eighth US Navy vessel arrived in the Caribbean this week as part of President Donald Trump's push to combat maritime drug trafficking and cartel activity with military force. USS Stockdale, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, joins seven other American vessels in the waters of US Southern Command. Among the deployed warships are the destroyers USS Jason Dunham and USS Gravely, USS Lake Erie, a missile cruiser, and USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, a littoral combat ship.

The U.S. Navy is surging eight warships to the Caribbean and Pacific waters near several Central and South American countries, a significant buildup for a region that has rarely seensuch a large presence of U.S. military vessels and a move that has escalated tensions with nearby Venezuela. The ships are part of an "enhanced counter narcotics operation" to carry out drug interdiction missions in Latin America, a defense official told The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity, to provide details

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. secured a maintenance, repair, and overhaul contract for the US Navy's Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard.

"I hear you loud and clear, senator, on how unacceptable it is, how long she's been in the yards."

Adm. Daryl L. Caudle stated that the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) is an affordable and flexible vessel capable of filling multiple roles within the U.S. Navy fleet.

Admiral Daryl Caudle stated that the US must double its production rate of Virginia-class submarines to meet its own defence needs and commitments to Australia under the Aukus pact.

American sailors have historically consumed almost one million cups of coffee daily, mastering the craft of brewing and turning coffee preparation into an art form at sea.

Amid rapid changes in naval warfare, a ship today could find itself suddenly facing a swarm of small, fast, uncrewed vessels ready to strike hard right at the waterline - a potentially critical hit.

The Navy confirmed multiple intercepts of Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Israel, highlighting its ongoing commitment to support Israeli defense amidst regional tensions.

These are assets the US would need in a high-end fight.

China's naval expansion is rapidly altering the balance of power at sea, but questions remain whether it can effectively coordinate its fleet in war.

We're more open for business and partnerships than we've ever been before," Fanelli told TechCrunch in a recent Zoom interview. "We're humble and listening more than before, and we recognize that if an organization shows us how we can do business differently, we want that to be a partnership."

Phelan highlighted that a significant portion of repair difficulties arises from restrictive vendor contracts, making basic fixes costly and time-consuming for the Navy's operational equipment.

The 'decision, driven by demonstrably false and misleading claims, directly contradicts the Administration's goals of cutting waste, improving efficiency, and reforming failing IT programs.'

The "Salute to Ships" tradition, part of Fleet Week New York, begins with a cannon salute at Fort Hamilton, honoring the U.S. Navy's entry into the harbor.