One U.S. Navy aircraft has the longest deployment. But that's not the whole story. We explain how the Cold War, pandemic, and ...

The United States is the world leader in aircraft carriers, boasting a total of 20 different vessels of the kind. These are the largest military ships on the planet, and the development of an aircraft ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. By contrast, this week, the keel was laid for the fourth ...

Dating back to the days of sailing vessels and piracy on the high seas, the intimidating black flag with a white skull and ...

Excitement is building as the Navy moves closer to groundbreaking for the new National Museum of the United States Navy campus. The future museum campus will be constructed just outside the Washington ...

It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the ...

Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. Attack submarines, for example, were once named for fish, then later for cities, and most recently (in ...

Home to the world's most powerful navy, these are a handful of the largest naval bases in the United States, ranked by size.