The U.S. Navy is gearing up to test its first at-sea platform equipped with the Pentagon's hypersonic missile system, with the USS Zumwalt set for trials by the end of this year. Clint Lawler. The ...

Article Summary – More than a decade after the USS Ponce first fired the Navy’s Laser Weapons System, directed-energy arms are spreading across the U.S. military. -The Army is fielding high-energy ...

The Navy says it needs more missiles and ships to confront China's challenge. The Navy's businessman-turned-secretary has a ...

An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California in 2021. (1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Navy) The U.S. Navy’s Strategic ...

Hypersonic weapons are in the spotlight. Here’s how they work, why they matter, and what current programs in Russia, China, ...

Sailors assigned to submarines position a Mark 48 torpedo during a weapons load at Naval Base Guam on Feb. 15, 2024. (MC1 Justin Wolpert/U.S. Navy) NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. ­— The U.S. Navy is using its ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – Westfield native James Reynolds, a U.S. Navy lieutenant, was recently highlighted by the Navy for his service as a weapons officer on a submarine. Reynolds, a 2013 graduate of St.

The shadow war between Israel and Iran appears to be stepping into the light, and the U.S. is preparing for conflict to grow in the Red Sea. Last week, American officials announced that additional ...