Navy

He died building a ship for the US government. His family got nothing

The Navy and shipbuilding industry are desperate for workers, but they don't always protect the ones they get.

F-35 tech problems, protracted negotiations hit Lockheed finances

Officials also seemed to back off its goal of finishing the TR-3 upgrade by next spring.

F-35s still missing readiness goals, despite rising spending

The F-35 Joint Program Office’s “war on readiness” has yielded only small improvements since it was launched last year.

Boeing to cut 10% of workers as defense unit loses $2B in 3 months

Performance on fixed-price programs is “simply not where it needs to be,” CEO tells employees.

Navy places two new submarine contract modifications

The service is still trying to get up to two Virginia-class attack boats per year.

A destroyer’s first deployment took an unexpected turn

Diverted from the western Pacific, USS Daniel Inouye’s Red Sea duty included the rescue of Iranian mariners.

What reports got wrong about China’s ‘sunken nuclear submarine’

Western news organizations often miss crucial context—and even the real news—about Chinese military modernization.

US destroyers intercept Iranian missiles as Mideast crisis intensifies

Tehran's Tuesday evening strike on Israel used twice as many missiles as its April 14 barrage.