Ships from Destroyer Squadron transit the Pacific Ocean in January. The Trump administration's buildup is paid for by mechanisms that have proven unlikely to materialize, experts told Defense News. (MC3 Nicholas Huynh/U.S. Navy)WASHINGTON — If the Trump administration had its way, it would , and to pay for a major increase in shipbuilding, according to documents released by the Department of Defense and the White House this week.However, major questions remain about the plan to grow the Navy’s strength, not the least of which is whether the incoming administration of will follow through or...…Ships from Destroyer Squadron transit the Pacific Ocean in January. The Trump administration's buildup is paid for by mechanisms that have proven unlikely to materialize, experts told Defense News. (MC3 Nicholas Huynh/U.S. Navy)WASHINGTON — If the Trump administration had its way, it would , and to pay for a major increase in shipbuilding, according to documents released by the Department of Defense and the White House this week.However, major questions remain about the plan to grow the Navy’s strength, not the least of which is whether the incoming administration of will follow through or...WW…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean with an SM-3 Block IIA missile in a milestone test that demonstrated a potential scheme to defend Hawaii, the announced Tuesday morning.The test, which comes on the heels of the revealing of a larger in October that could potentially strike the U.S. East Coast, is the first time the United States has shot down an ICBM with anything other than a ground-based interceptor, an MDA official said.Just before 1 a.m. Eastern Time, MDA oversaw a test where a missile was fired from Ronald Reagan...…WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean with an SM-3 Block IIA missile in a milestone test that demonstrated a potential scheme to defend Hawaii, the announced Tuesday morning.The test, which comes on the heels of the revealing of a larger in October that could potentially strike the U.S. East Coast, is the first time the United States has shot down an ICBM with anything other than a ground-based interceptor, an MDA official said.Just before 1 a.m. Eastern Time, MDA oversaw a test where a missile was fired from Ronald Reagan...WW…

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s upcoming recommendation for a future Navy is expected to call for a significant increase in the , with officials discussing a fleet as large as 530 hulls, according to documents obtained by Defense News. Supporting documents to the forthcoming Future Navy Force Study reviewed by Defense News show the with but fewer aircraft carriers and large surface combatants. Instead, the fleet would include more small surface combatants, unmanned ships and submarines and an expanded logistics force. Two groups commissioned by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to design what a...…WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s upcoming recommendation for a future Navy is expected to call for a significant increase in the , with officials discussing a fleet as large as 530 hulls, according to documents obtained by Defense News. Supporting documents to the forthcoming Future Navy Force Study reviewed by Defense News show the with but fewer aircraft carriers and large surface combatants. Instead, the fleet would include more small surface combatants, unmanned ships and submarines and an expanded logistics force. Two groups commissioned by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to design what a...WW…