For much of human history, there's been a technology-based arms race when it comes to developing and using armor. Knights wore armor about their entire bodies, but the advent of firearms in warfare ...

Modern navies use seven main types of warships, but the differences between them are not always obvious. In this video, we explain aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, ...

The price of 15 new warships for the navy has more than doubled, from $14 billion initially set aside for construction to more than $30 billion, says an independent analysis of the largest military ...

Warships were always built from steel, so why did the US Navy start using aluminum in some of its modern ships? The answer is more complicated than it appears. In this video, we look at why aluminum ...

The federal government has spent slightly more than $1.01 billion over the last seven years on design and preparatory contracts for the navy's new frigates and supply ships — and the projects still ...