WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer wants to persuade commanders to use smaller, newer ships and other assets for missions instead of constantly turning to giant aircraft carriers — as now seen in U.S. military builds off Venezuela and Iran. Daryl Caudle’s vision — what he calls “Battle Instructions” — calls for … Read more
When the US Navy commissioned its Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG-1000) in 2016, it hailed the warship as the world’s most advanced surface combatant. Equipped with a state-of-the-art stealth design, revolutionary electric propulsion and integrated power mechanisms, and advanced twin weapon systems, the 16,000-ton Zumwalt was billed as larger, more advanced and harder to detect than any … Read more
The “Russian shield” over Caracas, Venezuela’s vaunted air defense, was supposed to be an iron dome, one that would embarrass the United States and sink its ships. But at 04:00 EST on January 3, 2026, the US Navy turned it into scrap metal. For a decade, defense blogs and the twittersphere have been posting about … Read more
A US Navy warship fired missiles at two US F/A-18 fighter jets over the Red Sea last year. The warship mistook the fighter jets for Houthi cruise missiles, the investigation found. One of the fighter planes was shot down. The other barely survived the friendly fire incident. A U.S. Navy pilot whose plane was mistakenly … Read more