After a flurry of tantalizing but incomplete public announcements throughout October, the much-delayed future force plan for the U.S. Navy known as Battle Force 2045 is no longer missing in action.

Tom Modly, former Acting Secretary of the Navy, fired a broadside at “Battle Force 2045,” Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s blueprint for a future 500-ship Navy, signaling that he will continue to be ...

Mahan is back—tanned, rested, and ready! On Tuesday, speaking at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper unveiled a U.S. Navy force design titled “Battle ...

When the USS New Jersey left the pier for the first time in two decades at the end of March, it did so in style -- with the warship's unusual yellow battle flag flying in the wind. Decommissioned in ...

BATTLE CREEK — Jake Brouker can't ride rollercoasters anymore. Well, he can, but the excitement pales in comparison to the thrill of piloting an F/A-18F Super Hornet. "It's like a rollercoaster on ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: A bigger fleet will come at significant costs. The U.S. Navy’s Battle Force 2045 plan calls for a 500-ship fleet, and this ambitious expansion is meant to out-match ...