USS Jack H. Lucas, First Flight III Destroyer, Commissioned
The Navy commissioned its first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer at Tampa, Florida, on October 7, 2023.
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Warship and submarine classes broken down by hull, propulsion, sensors and armament, with displacement, range and combat figures given their sources.
Virginia-Class Attack Submarines: The Navy's Fast-Attack Fleet, As of 2026
The Virginia-class is a class of nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines built for the U.
How U.S. Navy Ships Get Their Names
The Secretary of the Navy makes the final choice, working from recommendations staffed by the Naval History and Heritage Command, under a naming authority that federal law barely defines.
What Replaces the Constellation-Class Frigate Program
The U.
The Navy Railgun Explained: Two Decades of Development and Why the Program Stalled
The electromagnetic railgun promised Mach 6 projectiles at projectile-only cost, reached full-scale tests at Dahlgren, and was quietly shelved as hypersonic missiles took its budget.
Naval Unmanned Surface Vessels Explained: Sea Hunter, Ghost Fleet, and the Road to LUSV
From a diesel trimaran that once sailed itself from Hawaii to California to missile-firing Ghost Fleet hulls, unmanned surface vessels have moved from DARPA experiment to fleet program in a decade.