The US Navy is plagued by shipbuilding and maintenance issues, and faces a rising China that is rapidly modernizing its naval ...

Engagements with the Houthis have taught the Navy about when to fire cheaper weapons instead of expensive interceptors, Adm.

A top Navy admiral told lawmakers on Tuesday that the SM-3s had been depleted at an "alarming rate." These are assets the US would need in a high-end fight.

A US official said USS Gerald R. Ford and ships in its strike group are headed to Europe. The scheduled deployment comes as the Navy moves ships near Israel amid an escalating Iran fight.