The U.S. Navy successfully tested a new missile defense system that can shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile from outer space, according to a Missile Defense Agency announcement.
National security adviser Robert O’Brien told a Portsmouth, N.H., crowd Wednesday that the Navy hopes to equip all Navy destroyers with hypersonic missiles, a new weapons system often promoted by President Donald Trump.
Satellite images obtained by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) show that China is building its third aircraft carrier, which could be launched within the coming months.
A recent White House memo directs the Pentagon and other executive departments to provide a roadmap by early August for creating a security fleet of icebreaker ships, Fox News reported Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, his family said in a statement, a rare instance of cooperation between Tehran and Washington despite their bitter relationship.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy's top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and later won the support of President Donald Trump.
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