American battleships were a symbol of naval power for decades but became obsolete with the rise of missiles and other warships.

Navy and senior Trump officials are reported to be in discussions for an ambitious new fleet fitted with powerful long-range ...

By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. What’s old is new again. The possibility of resurrecting battleships as a potent symbol of naval power is back as a popular topic of discussion in […] ...

Battleships are large, heavily armored and armed warships, but the United States Navy stopped using them toward the end of the 20th century. Their usefulness waned as missile technology improved, and ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the US Navy's advanced and small but lethal Littoral Combat Ships, LCS.

Designed for fast, coastal missions, the Littoral Combat Ship was meant to be the “Swiss Army knife” of the U.S. Navy. But ...

The USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf. It's now ...

did just that by slugging it out in hand-to-hand combat with German sailors from U-66 in the middle of the Atlantic. For centuries, naval battles were fought up close, with boarding parties storming ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In January 1991, a huge Allied naval fleet had amassed in the Persian Gulf–the largest deployment of naval strength since 1945. Two of the US ...

US President Donald Trump said he's thinking about bringing back US Navy battleships. Battleships were heavily armored, gun-wielding ships that dominated naval fights for decades. Aircraft carriers, ...