Asagiri , seen here while it was in Sydney Harbour in 2014. (Janes/Russell Smith) Japan has decommissioned the first of its Asagiri-class destroyers. The retirement was announced on 23 March by the ...

In November 1942, USS Fletcher charges into a night battle against a larger Japanese force where torpedoes streak in and miss by inches. The ship earns the nickname Lucky 13 and keeps proving it ...

The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that a new warship named for Cheshire native and Medal of Honor recipient Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. will be commissioned in April. The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., an ...

Cmdr. James Koffi was removed from command of the USS Truxtun days after it hit a supply vessel, injuring two sailors. By Nicholas Slayton Published Feb 22, 2026 8:20 PM EST The commander of the Navy ...

When the U.S. Navy commissioned its Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG-1000) in 2016, it hailed the warship as the most advanced surface combatant in the world. Equipped with a state-of-the-art stealth ...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 3, 2026) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on Feb. 3, 2026. USS ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. China, which has the world's largest naval force by hull count, is expanding its fleet of large destroyers as imagery ...

Since President Donald Trump announced last month that the United States Navy's planned "Golden Fleet" would include a new class of battleships, critics have cited numerous reasons why the warships ...

A YJ-20 launch from a Type-55 guided-missile destroyer. PLA image China’s surface combatants are set to receive a new hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) capability following the ...

President Donald Trump is naming a new class of ships after himself as part of his so-called Golden Fleet vision for revamping the Navy. In a speech at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, ...