The US Navy is pulling more and more warships into its Middle East force buildup

Tech Insider : Business
An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, flies between Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), transiting the San Bernardino Strait in formation with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) on Dec.

Climb aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a warship named for JFK's brother that played a pivotal role in the Cuban Missile Crisis

Tech Insider : Business
The USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (left) was named for John F. Kennedy's brother.
The USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (left) was named for John F. Kennedy's brother.

Donald Gargano/Shutterstock ; Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A US Navy destroyer and a support ship collided in the Caribbean during an at-sea resupply gone wrong

Tech Insider : Business
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a fueling-at-sea, Feb. 28.
The USS Truxtun collided with a support ship in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Colosanti

I toured the USS Massachusetts, the 680-foot battleship that fired the last shot of World War II. Take a look inside.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
The USS Massachusetts.
The USS Massachusetts.

Talia Lakritz/Business Insider

An F-35 stealth fighter shot down an Iranian drone flying toward a US Navy aircraft carrier

Tech Insider : Business
An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on January 15, 2026.
A US Navy F-35 lands on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in January.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cesar Zavala

US forces launched from the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier to seize another blockade-breaking oil tanker

Tech Insider : Business
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), after a right of visit boarding operation while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 7, 2026.
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford this week.

US Navy photo

Navy destroyers helped the US catch a Russian-flagged oil tanker on the run in the Atlantic

Tech Insider : Business
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) maneuvers into position during At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025.
USS Bulkeley, one of the destroyers involved in the seizure, sails in the Atlantic Ocean.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye

I toured the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Take a look inside.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology, Travel
The USS Nautilus.
The USS Nautilus.

Talia Lakritz/Business Insider

Trump says new 'Trump-class' battleship with railguns, lasers, and hypersonic missiles will be added to 'Golden Fleet'

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
US President Donald Trump arrives to announce the US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative.
US President Donald Trump arrives to announce the US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative.

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images

In a first, a US Navy warship in the Middle East just launched a one-way attack drone

Tech Insider : Business, Technology, Travel
A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16.
A US warship launched a one-way attack drone for the first time this week.

US Army photo by Spc. Kayla McGuire

Subscribe to us-navy-ships