China rolls out over 1,000 cargo ships a year, while the U.S. – maybe three. The Trump administration has called this a crisis with both economic and national security risks.

The U.S. Navy and GSA will pay Gecko Robotics $71 million to use its drones and AI to inspect ships, jets, and other gear, part of the service’s effort to reach 80 percent fleet readiness next year ...

Two days before Thanksgiving, Navy Secretary John Phelan announced the cancellation of the $22 billion 20 ship Constellation multi-mission frigate program.The ship was meant to be capable of ...

Launching Liberty: U.S. Sailors and Marines stand on the deck of the USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, as it passes the Statue of Liberty. The question remains: Can America build ships again?

It's not even technically legal, as the just-released U.S. Navy 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan points out. By law, the Navy requires a fleet of 355 ships. What's more, the plan laments: "Over the past two ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Cynthia Cook from the Center for International and Strategic Studies about why naval shipbuilding in the U.S. has become so difficult lately. Last week, the Trump ...