The word "Connecticut" takes its namesake from the Mohegan word "Quinnehtukqut," which means "long tidal river" and references the Connecticut River – New England's longest, running through the state ...

The United States Navy has a tradition of naming many of its popular ships after U.S. presidents. Here are five that stand ...

China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ...

The US Navy (USN) is woefully behind in its efforts to develop shipboard laser and other directed energy systems for ...

China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat ...

The U.S. Navy is honoring Doylestown marine and Silver Star recipient 1st Lt. Travis Manion by naming a new ship in his ...

The British navy tracked a Russian spy ship in the English Channel this week, the UK's defence secretary has said, amid concerns about the sabotage of undersea cables. Defence Secretary John ...

The United Kingdom has confirmed that one of its Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarines surfaced close to the Yantar, a notorious Russian spy ship late last year, to make it clear it was being observed ...

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.

British Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament Wednesday the Royal Navy tracked a “Russian spy ship” that passed through UK waters, warning Russia’s President Vladimir Putin: “We know what ...