Thursday night the Britton Deerfield Patriots girls team ran into a buzzsaw in the form of Ottawa Lake Whiteford, with ...

The Littoral Combat Ship was designed for operations close to shore. Its modular design allows the Navy to adapt the ship to different missions. Speed, automation, and flexibility define its role.

Designed for fast, coastal missions, the Littoral Combat Ship was meant to be the “Swiss Army knife” of the U.S. Navy. But today, the LCS program is dealing with serious issues - from structural ...

Sailors man the rails as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 11, 2025. US Navy photo Aircraft carrier USS George ...

The U.S. Navy has decided to step back from its Constellation-class frigate program in favor of faster-to-build vessels and a new, American-designed frigate. That means the cancellation of four ...

Graduation is approaching. Leon County Schools families should double-check students are on track to meet diploma ...

A LUCAS drone launches from the USS Santa Barbara in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo courtesy of the Navy) The crew of the USS Santa Barbara and personnel from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command successfully ...

A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System one-way attack drone, like those shown here on a tarmac at a US Central Command base, was launched from a littoral combat ship. (US Department of Defense) ...

Personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet (NAVCENT/C5F) successfully launched a one-way attack drone from a ship at sea for the first time on Dec. 16. (Navy) The U.S. Navy ...

The Navy still needs new frigates, and is still intent on building them. But it must make basic changes to its acquisition process to avoid a second Constellation fiasco. The Constellation class was ...

Santa Barbara’s namesake warship just made history by launching a one-way attack drone at sea in the Middle East. The USS Santa Barbara, an Independence-class littoral combat ship, launched the drone ...

An artist’s rendering of the proposed FF(X) frigate. US Navy image This post has been updated with a rendering of the proposed FF(X) design. The U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class will serve as the basis ...