Warships are a critical component of any military, but some ships were designed to intimidate through their sheer size. Here are some of the biggest.

The wife asks with amazement, “Does it prepare meals for so many people?” The battleship Yamato of the Imperial Japanese Navy, commissioned in December 1941, was outfitted with a state-of-the- ...

Back when Battleship North Carolina was commissioned in 1941, the ship was thought of as "the world's greatest sea weapon," and it turned out to be just that by participating in more than a dozen ...

WASHINGTON WAS abuzz on February 14th with news of a mysterious Russian space weapon. Mike Turner, chairman of the House intelligence committee, urged the White House to declassify intelligence on ...

Kurita’s force, which included Musashi’s colossal sister, Yamato, and three battleships ... The escort may have taken a hit or two from a Japanese battleship, but its main event was a one ...

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — In a bold forecast about what lies ahead for the space industry ...

Trump’s order, however, appears to use “Iron Dome” as branding for a different kind of system entirely—one that, among other things, puts interceptor weapons in orbit. The idea of space ...

As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus on understanding our universe and our place within it. This year promises ...

Credit: StartRocket WASHINGTON — Astronomers are calling on nations to ban advertising in space that can be seen from the ground, calling it the latest threat to the dark and quiet sky.

A decade ago humanity launched around 200 objects into space per year. Now we launch more than 2,600, with no prospects for slowing down. This rapid expansion of human activity in outer space has ...