It is not alone in having to respond fast to changing threats and emerging aggressors. The US Navy (USN) for one is currently extending the lifespans of some of its oldest destroyers, while gearing up ...

Japan's navy might have been decimated by June 1944. One of the most decisive battles of the Second World War could have ended up very differently. Be glad it didn’t though. Just one Japanese ...

The ship came under attack from the Allied forces, which crippled its rudder. The Imperial Japanese Navy then scuttled the Hiei and it was left to sink. The leisure boat operator repaired the ...

This solution could not only help submarines sense where they are without risking exposure, but also elevate a tactical ...

On a cloudless day off the Philippines coast, Shigetoshi Kaneko held onto floating debris while adrift, clinging to hope after esc ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

An Imperial Japanese Navy base was built in Kushira during World ... Kamikaze departed from many locations in Kyushu, aimed at U.S. ships in waters adjacent to Okinawa. By the end of the war ...

What You Need to Know: Henry Kaiser’s mass-produced Casablanca-class “jeep carriers” became a crucial U.S. Navy asset during WWII. Though smaller and slower than fleet carriers, these escort ...