Before aircraft carriers dominated naval warfare, battleships were the most powerful assets at sea, influencing major ...

An invasion of Taiwan by China today would face similar challenges that caused the US to drop the idea during WWII. The ...

The United States Navy (USN) entered World War II when Japanese aircraft battered its fleet of old, slow battleships at Pearl Harbor. Fortunately, newer, faster ships would soon enter service ...

What you might not be aware of is that there were a fair few who were captured during the action and held as prisoners of war ...

As the world’s navies grow, they strengthen below the waves as well as above. Several nations are betting big on submarines.

The history of the US military and aviation started in the Civil War, but many trace the US Air Force to 1907.

The U.S. Navy is home to one of the largest and most formidable fleets of aircraft in the world, by a long shot. Its history ...

One of the Japanese warships bears the name of a World War II-era carrier that took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Imperial Japan sent its first wave of kamikaze suicide planes to the U.S. Navy off the coast of the Philippines on Oct. 25, ...

“But I only drive short distances from my home,’’ the Hermitage resident said. His greatest accomplishment, though, was ...

Australia will purchase a $7 billion arsenal of long-range missiles from the United States to bolster its defences, as ...

As we mark the 80th anniversary of this grim chapter of American history, may we remember those who gave their lives aboard ...