Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, right, speaks with Dave Carver, president of General Dynamics's NASSCO, during a visit to the business on Feb. 18, 2022. (Cmdr. Courtney Hillson/U.S. Navy) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig Hooper evaluates security threats and proposes solutions. This article is more than 4 years old. The DOD may sink the Navy's ...

Warships are among the biggest vessels in our oceans. For instance, the monstrous USS Gerald Ford, the first of its class of aircraft carriers, displaces around 100,000 tonnes and measures 1,106 feet ...

China's navy has a menacing new addition to its naval fleet: the Type 055 class guided missile destroyer. The destroyer is the most modern and potent surface combatant in China's navy, officially ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about national security, especially its business dimensions. Earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office released ...

Herewith is a summary of the five naval battles which have been fought off the Solomons since the initial attack on Tulagi: Battle of Savo Island. On the night of Aug. 8-9, the Japs caught a U.S.

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus fixed-fee contract from the Missile Defense Agency. The total ...

China's new Type 055 cruiser is its most modern and powerful surface combatant. The ship China labels as a destroyer is so large it compares more to US cruisers. China is building these ships fast ...