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In a war with China, the US Navy's warships might not be the first target
The US Navy's fighting ships can't fight without food, fuel, and weapons, and China's military know…
Christopher Woody  Â
The Navy is tasking 'combat-ready' SEALs to develop new ways to take on 'the most stressing hard targets'
Allowing "combat-ready forces" to work new tactics and techniques is helping solve "key operational…
Stavros Atlamazoglou  Â
On opposite sides of Europe, US troops are practicing new ways to get to battle
"It's just as important to be lethal in air, land, sea, space, and cyber as it is to be lethal in l…
Christopher Woody  Â
Japan is rethinking how to use its tanks to prepare for a potential clash with China
Japan is changing how it designs and uses tanks to counter a new threat from China, but it still ha…
Benjamin Brimelow  Â
Keeping operations going during the coronavirus requires a role reversal for US Navy ships in Europe
With coronavirus-related restrictions like self-quarantines between port visits, Navy ships have to…
Christopher Woody  Â
Here's the hardware the world's top 25 militaries have in their arsenals
"It's not easy to [transport] fuel. You have to get it to the right place at the right time. You ha…
Christopher Woody,Jenny Cheng  Â
The US military is putting this vital force that carries troops and tanks into a major war to the test like never before
"We are not in a good position today," Rear Adm. Peter Clarke, the director of Strategy, Policy, Pr…
Ryan Pickrell  Â
NATO is getting its big guns ready to 'fight tonight' with military drills in Russia's backyard
Indeed Russia has engaged in propping up Syrian Dictator Bashar Al-Assad, had Russian planes fly ag…
Alex Lockie  Â
China's massive navy is only getting bigger, and the US is looking overseas for help keeping its warships in action
"We need more ships. We need more repair yards," Rep. Mike Gallagher told Insider. "It's all hands …
Christopher Woody  Â
A spectacular attack in Crimea is part of Ukraine's effort to 'evict' Putin's navy from a prized Black Sea base, experts say
Attacks have driven away Russian ships, denying them safe harbor, and may be leaving it with few op…
Jake Epstein,Chris Panella  Â
For the first time since the Cold War, the Navy is practicing to lead a convoy across the Atlantic
Ensuring good coordination between 2nd and 6th fleets is one of the larger goals of the exercise, b…
Christopher Woody  Â
Problems with Boeing's new refueling tanker could cause a much bigger headache for the Pentagon
"Because that delay is built in and because ... the Air Force had already planned on the retirement…
Christopher Woody  Â
The US and British navies have joined forces for the first time in the South China Sea, risking Beijing's fury
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (top), the Military Sealift Command…
Ryan Pickrell  Â
The US Army is sending 20,000 troops across the Atlantic to see if they have the 'bandwidth' to fight a major war
EDI also funded "our emergency contingency air operations sets for the Air Force, and our deployabl…
Christopher Woody  Â
None of the people who oversee the federal laws that govern truck drivers were ever truck drivers themselves
Wood has been a truck driver since 2007. Martinez, who heads the FMCSA and makes the rules that Ame…
Rachel Premack  Â
The US will name a Navy ship after gay rights activist Harvey Milk
After his stint in the Navy, Milk continued his public service by becoming the first openly gay ele…
Alex Lockie  Â
Chinese companies have their eyes on what used to be the US Navy's biggest base in the Pacific
"The ownership of Hanjin shipyard in Subic bay will give the owners unlimited access to one of our …
Christopher Woody  Â
Why you shouldn't freak out about the Russian spy ship loitering outside a US Navy base
A former US Navy officer with knowledge of signals told Business Insider that while it is possible …
Alex Lockie  Â
This is the massive ship that will take the damaged USS John S. McCain back to Japan
A heavy-lift ship transports other vessels by filling ballast tanks to submerge its main deck, allo…
Christopher Woody  Â
US aircraft carrier operations are already changing
"The USS Wasp with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked, and the USS Carney, which replaced …