Forget carriers—these under-200-foot warboats do the close-in work: Mark VI patrol boats, SOC-R river craft, CB90s, RHIBs, ...

Hopes for quickly reviving trade through the strait are dimming without US naval escorts as Iran steps up attacks.

Second-in-class Qatari 50 m fast attack craft Al Ghariyah (Q-52), seen on launch at Dearsan Shipyard in Istanbul on 14 February 2026. (Devrim Yaylali) The second Qatari 50 m fast attack craft (FAC), ...

This incident happened in 2006 when I was the Director Naval Operations, Special Forces and Maritime Surveillance under then Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda. Udaya (fondly ...

Iran may not have one of the biggest navies in the world, but it does have quite a lot of ships nonetheless. Here's what ...

As war rages across the Middle East, every mariner's eye is on the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow waterway, which connects the confines of the Persian Gulf with the open waters of the Indian Ocean, is ...

Normally, about 20% to 25% of the world’s oil and gas flow south from the Gulf and on to markets around the world.

World War II was decided by more than strategy and manpower. The weapons each side brought to the battlefield often ...

A tour of the unsung vehicles that keep a United States Navy ship running: spotting dollies, tow tractors, “Tilly” cranes, forklifts, P-25 fire trucks, RHIBs, LCAC hovercraft, AAVs, and SEAL Delivery ...

From center console performance to custom tender style, Tide Craft Boats heads to Newport with three standout models on ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – When people think of the United States Navy, they think of battleships or carriers, but there are smaller and still important utility boats and landing craft utility that ...