The U.S. Navy's new medium landing ship design, sourced from a foreign shipbuilder, was chosen to control cost overruns and streamline construction timelines.
In late December 2025, the U.S. Navy announced plans to pursue a new class of large surface combatants described as Trump-class battleships, marking the first time in decades the service has publicly ...
The U.S. Navy’s once-troubled Zumwalt-class destroyer is making a dramatic return to the seas, now redesigned as a hypersonic ...
December 24, 2025: Huntington Ingalls Industries/HII is the largest naval shipbuilder in the country. Currently it is implementing new manufacturing methods to build everything except carriers and ...
DDG 1000s, like the USS Zumwalt shown here, featured large naval guns, but the US Navy opted to buy more traditional guided-missile destroyers instead. (Janes/Michael Fabey) US President Donald Trump ...
President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships on ...
The United States needs to fundamentally change the way it builds ships to meet US Navy (USN) needs, according to Admiral ...