Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. By contrast, this week, the keel was laid for the fourth ...

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.

The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have a proud naval tradition like the United States, that means fielding the most and ...

Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. Attack submarines, for example, were once named for fish, then later for cities, and most recently (in ...

The U.S. Navy was formed by the Continental Congress in October 1775, and its first ship was named the Alfred after the ninth ...