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 Chinese defense industrial base continues to churn out ever larger and more capable warships at a stunning pace. New satellite imagery of China’s sprawling Changxing Island Shipbuilding Base shows ...

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 ...