Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao confirmed on October 14, 2026, that the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group has deployed with a medium unmanned surface vessel, the first time a U.S.

The US is increasingly integrating sea drones and other autonomous vessels into its naval operations.

The United States has 11 commissioned aircraft carriers as of October 2026. The fleet ...

A U.S. Navy ship at sea controlled a Boeing MQ-25 uncrewed aircraft thousands of miles away in a new, key test for the program ahead of its first carrier-based flight. Naval Air Systems Command ...

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USS Lake Erie, shown here, is slated to be inactivated in fiscal year 2026. (US Navy) The US Navy (USN) plans to inactivate 13 ships during fiscal year (FY) 2026, according to a USN administrative ...

U.S. Navy ships, at least from a distance, appear to be multi-purpose and capable of carrying every type of fighter jet. But the truth is that certain vessels are designed to carry specific planes, ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Long deployments are increasingly straining U.S. Navy crews and vessels. The USS Fort ...

The U.S. Navy has demonstrated a new way to land drones on moving ships without using GPS, satellite navigation, or a pilot.

USS Cyclops, a 540-foot Navy coal ship carrying more than 300 people, vanished without a distress signal in 1918 during a routine voyage from the Caribbean to Baltimore, Maryland. The most credible ...