US Navy

US warns IRGC against 'escalatory behavior' in international waters

CENTCOM's statement, while acknowledging "Iran’s right to operate professionally in international airspace and waters," warned against any unsafe or threatening behaviors during the exercise.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
 Fire of Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot is seen following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025

Tehran to convert metro stations, parking lots into 'war shelters' as US threat looms - report

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech on energy and the economy, in Clive, Iowa, US, January 27, 2026.

Trump urges Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be 'far worse'

Iranian Basij militia members display their drones during military manoeuvres on January 10, 2025 in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian drone swarms pose threat to US ships, expert says as USS Abraham Lincoln approaches


China says it drove away US destroyer in South China Sea

It was the second straight day of a stand-off between the two superpowers amid growing tensions in the South China Sea.

 The USS Milius (DDG69) guided-missile destroyer arrives to join the Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNS) at the US naval base in Yokosuka, Japan May 22, 2018.

US intel analyst was at Capitol riot, planned to kidnap Jewish leaders

Hatchet Speed was only arrested more than a year after the January 6 Capitol riot which he attended undetected.

 A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Iran attempts smuggling to Yemen amid increasing threats in Gulf of Oman - analysis

The Iranian arms shipment to Yemen is part of a growing trend of Iranian attempts to smuggle weapons to Yemen.

 Thousands of AK-47 assault rifles, seized from a fishing vessel transiting along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen, sit on the flight deck of guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) during an inventory process, in the Gulf of Oman in Arabian Sea, in this photo taken January 7, 2023.

US Navy identifies lost World War II submarine off coast of Japan

The Underwater Archaeology branch of the US Naval History and Heritage Command used images and data from Dr. Tamaki Ura of the University of Tokyo to confirm the submarine's identity.

USS Gato off Mare Island Navy Yard, November 29, 1944

US warship operates in Black Sea in first instance since Russian invasion of Ukraine

The US warship visited Turkey, a NATO country along the Black Sea that has maintained a strong relationship with Russia.

The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (R) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf depart Naval Station Norfolk to ride out the storm in the Atlantic Ocean ahead of Hurricane Florence, in Norfolk, Virginia, September 10, 2018.

US defense agency contracts out long-range flying boat designs

A US Department of Defense agency is developing a heavy-duty, fast-flying, low-altitude transport seaplane.

 Concept design of the DARPA seaplane

US may not maintain military support for Ukraine, Navy secretary says

However, several key US security officials have expressed concern over continued and potential escalations in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

 Firefighters work at a site of a critical power infrastructure object, which was hit during Russia's drones attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released December 19, 2022.

US Navy intercepts over 2,000 assault rifles headed from Iran to Yemen

This is the third shipment of lethal aid from Iran to Yemen intercepted by the US in the past two months.

 Thousands of AK-47 assault rifles sit on the flight deck of guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) during an inventory process, Jan. 7.

US Navy starts full-rate production of new CH-53K helicopter

Israel has purchased 12 of the new helicopters to replace its aging Yasur helicopter fleet.

The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter

Nuclear subs, bombers show America’s global footprint - analysis

The details about the plane and the submarine are intended to send a message. The US didn’t need to reveal information on either of these developments.

 The first B-21 at Northrop's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, 29 November 2022.