The Montana-class battleships were envisioned as America’s most formidable warships during World War II, exceeding even the ...

The Mark-45 five-inch deck gun mounted on US destroyers and cruisers was first deployed in 1971. The naval artillery gun is made to hit surface, air, and land targets and has a range of roughly 13 ...

Imagine driving down highway 95 in southwestern Arizona. It’s sunset, not quite twilight yet, but you can see that night is ...

The USS Iowa, equipped with formidable 16-inch guns and a vast array of weaponry, was a floating fortress capable of striking ...

Erdogan’s geopolitical machinations notwithstanding, the Turkish arms industry continues to expand its worldwide customer base. And now, the newest customer for that arms industry is also a ...

Stunning new Google Earth images have captured the iconic USS New Jersey (BB-62), America’s most decorated battleship, ...

Yet candor comes hard for institutions like, say, the United States Navy ... Remedial action swiftly followed. The navy paused 16-inch gun shoots immediately following the disaster.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is the oldest masonry fort in the US. Built in the late 17th Century, its coquina ...

Veterans from across the Cape and southeastern Massachusetts recall their service during the Vietnam War, on 50th anniversary ...

In February 1944, Iowa joined Operation Hailstone – the attack on Japan’s fortress harbor at Truk Lagoon. While carriers ...

George Spencer was on a tropical island in the South Pacific Ocean when celebrations erupted around the world to mark the end ...