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The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean ...

The US military has killed 107 people in strikes that have destroyed 31 boats as part of a campaign that Washington says is ...

The US Navy has recovered two aircraft that crashed into the South China Sea in October while flying off the USS Nimitz, the service said in a statement Tuesday. An unmanned system on a contracted ...

The US Navy is turning to Palantir Technologies Inc. as part of its years-long effort to speed up submarine production, in a bet that the company’s analytics capabilities can better expose ...

A US Navy warship fired missiles at two American F/A-18 fighter jets above the Red Sea last year. The warship mistook the fighter jets for Houthi cruise missiles, the investigation shows. One of the ...

LEMOORE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Increasing national security, the United States Navy is looking to upgrade some of its fighter jets. The Navy is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS ...

Vice President JD Vance joined Navy SEALs for an intense 90-minute beach workout Monday featuring running, rope climbing, and log carrying exercises that left the veep feeling like he “got ...

Ending a major point of uncertainty for the US aerospace industry, elected lawmakers in Washington say they will support a Trump Administration plan to provide only minimal funding to the US Navy’s ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy is making a massive bet on cutting-edge technology to modernize its fleet, pumping $448 million into AI and autonomous systems to supercharge shipbuilding efforts. “Ship OS” uses ...

After decades of being seen as the “bad guys”, bacteria are finally receiving the recognition they deserve. Our bodies are ...

Vice President JD Vance trains with Navy SEALs in grueling 90-minute workout, carrying logs and climbing obstacles. The ...