U.S. Navy
RealClear Context
Click below to continue reading this story, discover more U.S. Navy stories from over 25 years of RealClear archives, or follow this topic to stay in the know.
Building 'Trump Class' Battleships Will Be a Big, Expensive Mistake
Unless senior Navy officials steer him off his course, the nation will spend billions to make the Navy more vulnerable and less deadly.
09/19/26Read it on The New York TimesBig Surface Combatants are so Hot Right Now
...all the cool kids are getting them......
9h agoRead it on CDR SalamanderA U.S. Navy Fleet for 21st Century Deterrence and Combat
The United States Navy is contending with a new era of competition after more than 80 years as the world’s dominant maritime force....
9h agoRead it on Hudson InstituteUSS Stout Loses Power During Port Visit Due to ‘Engineering Casualty’
USS Stout (DDG-55) was in port in Augusta Bay, Italy, for a scheduled port visit on Oct. 25 when it experienced an engineering casualty, causing the...
1d agoRead it on USNI NewsNavy Unfairly Evaluated Saildrone Musv Proposal, Court Finds
... the Navy must reevaluate Saildrone’s proposal within the next two months, and is barred from spending a large chunk of its MUSV budget until that...
2d agoRead it on Breaking DefenseHII and Thales Demonstrate UUV with End-to-End Autonomous MCM
Together, these technologies demonstrated a complete “Find, Fix, Finish” mission chain of mine countermeasure operations ......
2d agoRead it on Naval NewsOn American Destroyers, Avoid a Self-Inflicted Wound in Spain
Sometimes friends behave badly. When that happens, it is not smart to hurt yourself in retaliation for the friend’s bad behavior....
3d agoRead it on Defense NewsGE Aerospace to Supply Engines for Two US Navy Flight III Destroyers
GE Aerospace has received orders for eight LM2500 marine gas turbines to power two future US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers...
3d agoRead it on The Defense PostFirst Flight II San Antonio-class Amphib Completes Builder’s Trials
The first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock completed builder’s sea trials over the weekend...
3d agoRead it on USNI NewsU.S. Navy Expands Unmanned Mine Hunting
The U.S. Navy is expanding its unmanned mine countermeasures capabilities...
4d agoRead it on Global Defense NewsHow the Iran War Compounded the U.S. Navy’s Maintenance Crisis
According to former Naval Commander Bryan Clark, maintenance times for Navy combat ships involved in the Iran War could double because of long,...
5d agoRead it on The National Interest
A Defense Win for Americans and Israelis in Arkansas
By Bradley Bowman • RealClearDefense
A Path to Success Against Iran
By Michael Schwartz • RealClearDefense
The World Cup Is Over. The Drone Threat Isn’t.
By Mitzi Perdue • RealClearDefense
AI Should Speed Veterans’ Benefits, Not Decide Them
By Rob Schroder • RealClearDefense
Don’t Be Swayed by Tactical Nukes
By Benjamin Giltner • RealClearDefense
Big Surface Combatants are so Hot Right Now
By CDR Salamander
USS Stout Loses Power During Port Visit Due to ‘Engineering Casualty’
By USNI News
Air Force Lessons Learned From Operation Epic Fury
By Tabitha Reeves, National Defense
Marines Need Nine More Amphibious Warships To Carry Out Its Missions
By TWZ
AFRL, ACC Fly XQ-67A Drone To Test Autonomous Teaming
By Airforce Technology