While efforts to phase out the use of AFFF are ongoing, U.S. Navy bases may request waivers to continue using this toxic foam into 2026. In 1967, a fuel tank ignited and led to a series of explosions, ...

Many aircraft carriers were made with asbestos-containing products to help the ships withstand high heat and fire risks. In addition to asbestos, aircraft carriers may also contain firefighting foam ...

The U.S. Navy was formed by the Continental Congress in October 1775, and its first ship was named the Alfred after the ninth-century Saxon king. Other early vessels were named for important ...

The Navy's new amphibious transport dock ship will honor a fallen Marine, while two surveillance ships pay tribute to deep sea explorers. By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Jan 13, 2025 The Navy ...

Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy said Monday, February 3, that it had “warned off and issued consecutive radio challenges” to three Chinese Navy ships that were stpotted in an area ...

The current and future size and composition of the Navy, the annual rate of Navy ship procurement, the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans, the capacity of the U.S ...

France’s FREMM frigate FS Normandie is pictured during a NATO exercise in 2021. For NATO navies like the French Navy, more at-sea presence enabled by improved ship availability is central to building ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Wednesday that 60 large Navy ships, valued around Rs 1.5 trillion, are under construction in the country, with the investment expected to generate an economic ...

THE CHRISTENING OF THE AMPHIBIOUS SHIP CELEBRATED A CULMINATION OF TIME AND EFFORT, AND REPRESENTS THE FUTURE FOR THE U.S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. THE TWO WOMEN CARRYING OUT THE LONG TIME TRADITION ...

By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Jan 18, 2025 The U.S. Navy is hoping that new upgrades can let the troubled littoral combat ships can help protect American forces from enemy drones. This week the ...

Known as Enterprise Remote Monitoring Version 4 (ERM v4), the system is the shipboard aspect of a Pentagon program called Condition Based Maintenance Plus, which in part aims to leverage machine ...