Byzantine Sea Power from Late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages . Following the defeat of the Cilician pirates by Pompey “the Great” in 66 BCE, Rome faced no serious threat to ...

Although battleships were replaced by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might. Though the hypothetical ...

The most recent encounter with enemy minefields was during Desert Storm. The proposed amphibious assault at Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait, during Operation Desert Storm in February 1991 called for the landing ...

The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results. On Wednesday, the Pentagon confirmed that the Iranian warship IRIS Dena was ...

As President Donald Trump looks at ordering US Navy ships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, for naval analysts and historians, there’s a distinct feeling of “been there, done that.” ...

When we envision the future of naval warfare, our minds often jump to sleek, stealth destroyers unleashing volleys of hypersonic missiles, or perhaps the dramatic spectacle of laser weapons ...

The U.S. Navy auxiliary USS Mississippi (EAG-128) fires an SAM-N-7 Terrier surface-to-air missile during at-sea tests, circa 1953-55. In 1962, the Terrier was redesignated RIM-2. (U.S. Navy Photo) USS ...

For centuries, United States presidents have used naval blockades to cripple America’s enemies and bend them to their will. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal observes that President Donald ...