The following is the Dec. 17, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Maintenance: Fire Prevention Improvements Hinge on Stronger Contractor Oversight.  From the Report What GAO Found The Navy has suffered significant losses from 13 fires on ships undergoing maintenance since 2008.

Both Trump and Navy Secretary John Phelan spoke about the new Trump-class warship as a spiritual successor to the battleships of the 20th century, but historically that term has referred to a very specific type of ship — a large, heavily armored vessel armed with massive guns designed to bombard other ships or targets ashore.

The US Navy announced plans to build a new class of warship as part of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Fleet” bid to revive US shipbuilding and address shortfalls in smaller ships exposed by recent military operations around the world.

The U.S. shipbuilding industry has long been plagued by delays in delivering vessels and programs ending up overbudget.

The Navy regularly tests unmanned vessels in the Charleston Harbor and recently sent one of these boats across the Atlantic Ocean to Portugal.

The Navy invests $448M in Ship OS to modernize shipyards, scale AI adoption and improve efficiency across the industrial base.

Submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat has fulfilled another significant objective in its production for the U.S. Navy.

Navy Adm. Frank Bradley appeared on Capitol Hill on Thursday to brief bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers on the details of a September attack on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean. The meetings,