Readiness rates, deployment cycles, crew shortfalls and repair backlogs examined through audit findings and fleet statistics, not commissioning ceremonies.
A guide to the Navy's Virginia-class fast-attack submarine program, its two-shipyard construction partnership, and its status through the July 2026 contract award and the August 2026 fleet-tasking milestone for USS Massachusetts (SSN-798).
A guide to how the Navy employs its littoral combat ships on deployment as of 2025: the forward-stationed Singapore force, the counter-narcotics patrols of the Mayport hulls, and the announced changes to both.
A guide to the Military Sealift Command's T-AGOS ships as of 2025: the hulls in service, the towed-array sonar mission they perform, and how the small fleet fits into undersea warfare.
A guide to the United Kingdom's surface and submarine fleet as of 2025: what is in service, what is in build, and the transition programs reshaping the force between now and the 2030s.
A guide to how the Navy counts its fleet as of 2025: what qualifies a ship for the battle force, why headline numbers differ across sources, and how the count relates to the Navy's stated goal.
A guide to the ESB program as of 2025: the converted commercial-derived hulls, their hybrid Navy and Sealift Command crews, and the forward deployments that made them one of the fleet's most used assets.