SAN DIEGO — The fiscal 2027 defense budget could double the number of ships the Navy is set to procure under the fiscal 2026 defense budget, Navy Secretary John Phelan said during a keynote address at the WEST Conference in San Diego, California, on Thursday.

The US Navy’s chief has fully supported directed energy weapons (DE), declaring that the

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said U.S. military options have too often fallen to carrier strike forces and advocated a “hedge strategy.”

Synopsis: The Canadian Royal Navy has a storied history of defeating superior naval force with stealth, most notably during the 1981 Ocean Venture exercise. -An upgraded Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine successfully infiltrated the defenses of the USS Eisenhower carrier strike group,

Four Avenger-class U.S. Navy minesweepers were removed from the Middle-East in early 2026 after being decommissioned earlier the previous year.

After canceling its troubled Constellation-class program, the Navy pivoted to a smaller frigate based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class cutter. But the new FF(X) arrives with no vertical launch system,

Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) has officially cleared builder’s sea trials following a three-year “rebirth” at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding. -The destroyer’s failed 155mm gun systems have been replaced with four Advanced Payload Modules,

The Navy is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft carriers.