Key point: These vessels sparked new arms races. They also fired up the world's imagination. Just a few months back, the U.S. Navy began a great experiment: The USS Zumwalt. The first of a probable ...

The British Royal Navy is building a new class of nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines. The British subs will have the same missile compartment as the US Navy's new missile subs. The name of ...

Feb. 10 may not seem like the most exciting day, but throughout history it has held some of the most high-profile events in science and technology. HMS Dreadnought was launched, ushering in a new era ...

Twin ceremonies at the BAE Systems submarine yard in Barrow-in-Furness saw the Royal Navy commission the sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), HMS Agamemnon, into service and the ...

Everyone knows that the military has some of the most advanced gadgets, vehicles, and weaponry on the planet. From some of the biggest submarines ever made to missiles and rockets capable of ...