Designed to replace the legendary Dauntless, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver arrived with high expectations—and deep controversy. Plagued by problems yet heavily used, it became the U.S. Navy’s ...

United States Marine Corps pilots had experimented with the technique as early as 1919 although it was not known by that name at the time. ... SBDs continued to fly throughout 1943 and not until late ...

America's conflict with the Houthis gave the US Navy a taste of high-tempo air defense operations. The Navy is using the conflict to inform planning for future maritime wars, like a clash with ...

The US Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier is set to deploy next week. A US official said USS Gerald R. Ford and ships in its strike group are headed to Europe.

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a US Navy ship named after trailblazing gay rights activist Harvey Milk, according to reports on Tuesday.. The USNS Harvey ...

US Navy officials say Columbia-class submarines, one shown here in a rendering, are still the service's acquisition priority. (US Navy) The funding cuts for US Navy (USN) shipbuilding and related ...

US Navy MH-60Rs get serious about counter-UAS mission. By Greg Waldron 2025-06-18T07:21:00+01:00. The Sikorsky MH-60R naval warfare helicopter has emerged as a key platform for defending US Navy ...

A huge search is underway for a female US Navy member who has been missing for a week and is feared to be in danger. Angelina Petra Resendiz, 21, was last seen around 10 a.m. Thursday last week at ...

Satellite imagery showed that all forward-deployed U.S. Navy vessels have left a key port in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain as Washington braces for a potential Iranian strike.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has already fielded Reckless in Europe and Asia-Pacific, Smith confirmed to Janes at the Modern Day Marine (MDM) expo in Washington, DC on 29 April.

The U.S. Navy will rename an oil tanker that had been named after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, the military's latest move under Defense Secretary ...