Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy on July 11, 2025.

In the wake of the recent conflict between Israel and Iran, the question of military strength in the Middle East has been at ...

DDG, LHD, CVN? Decode key U.S. Navy ship abbreviations and learn what they mean and what vessels they designate.

Britain will scale back its Middle East naval operations next month, replacing a frontline warship and two minehunters with ...

The US Navy has been pivoting from a Cold War alignment toward a more modern, flexible fleet as the focus shifts to the ...

Iran has retaliated for the U.S. attacks on its nuclear sites by targeting Al Udeid Air Base, a sprawling desert facility in Qatar that serves as a main regional military hub for American forces.

Among the most vulnerable is the US Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters at Mina Salman in Bahrain, a strategic command centre now squarely in Iran's sights. What Is the US Navy's 5th Fleet?

Imagery captured from June 2-17 by the ESA's Sentinel-2 satellites shows U.S. warships dispersing from the U.S. naval base in Bahrain in the Persian Gulf.

The littoral combat ship USS Canberra arrived at the U.S. naval base in Bahrain last week, the first of four new vessels expected to replace aging mine countermeasures ships in the Middle East ...

MANAMA, Bahrain — Navy recruiting is making progress toward easing a long-standing manning shortage at sea, the service’s top enlisted leader told sailors in Bahrain this week. Master Chief ...

Earlier this spring, the Navy unit launched a handful of unmanned vessels from Aqaba, Jordan, into the Red Sea with a broad-edged surveillance mission.

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf met Bahrain’s top civil and military leadership during an official visit to the kingdom, aiming to strengthen defence ties and regional ...