The U.S. Navy’s Lexington-class battlecruisers were authorized in 1916 as America’s answer to the global naval arms race. -These massive ships were designed to combine the 16-inch guns of a battleship with the speed of a cruiser,

The US Navy is confronting a series of operational setbacks as two more aircraft crashed in the South China Sea this week, adding to a growing list of incidents that military analysts say reveal deeper challenges.

The United States Navy is celebrating 250 years of service, sacrifice, and tradition, commemorating its founding on October 13, 1775.

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region as part of its so-called war against narcoterrorism.

President Donald Trump’s administration is advancing plans for a sweeping overhaul of the US Navy under the proposed ‘Golden Fleet’ initiative — a next-generation force featuring hypersonic missiles,

Trials of the USS Ted Stevens, conducted by Huntington Ingalls Industries, showed that the ship met all mechanical, electrical, and combat-system requirements.

The cause of both accidents remains unclear. The US Navy has confirmed that investigations are ongoing to determine what went wrong. According to Express reporting, the ship is on its final tour and will be decommissioned upon its return to Naval Base Kitsap in Washington state.

It does not appear at first glance that the two crashes are directly linked. Instead, both aircraft seem to have crashed in part due to hostile weather.