In 1942, as part of the Manhattan Project scientists developed the first sustained nuclear chain reaction. Just nine years later, the first nuclear reactor able to generate electricity for use started ...

In warfare, the threat from the air is so great that measures are taken to counter it from the land and sea as well as the sky. Anti-aircraft weapons have taken a wide range of forms, from the gun ...

The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship may soon be armed with an artificial intelligence-enabled maritime warfare network able to seamlessly connect ships, submarines, shore locations and other tactical ...

South Korea began flying its fleet of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft—acquired from its ally the United States—to counter North Korea's navy, including its destroyers and submarines. The P-8A is capable ...

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Rather than steam, EMALS uses stored kinetic energy and solid-state electrical power conversion to lob aircraft into the sky. The new EMALS system creates a smoother takeoff, which reduces ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — About 50% of amphibious warships are ready at any given time to deploy if needed for a crisis or conflict — far less than the Navy’s goal of 80% — the Marine Corps commandant ...

Shipbuilders have not been able to reach the production rates necessary for Virginia-class submarines such as New Jersey , pictured here. (Janes/Michael Fabey) The US Navy (USN) is facing delivery ...