The Constellation-class frigate program appears dead in the water. Of the six warships on the books, four are now nixed. Why ...

Phelan said it's hard to entice workers for hard jobs like welding when the pay is comparable to a job at a Buc-ees truck stop or a job at Amazon.

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 ...

America deploys major naval assets against drug cartels while Navy secretary warns of China's growing fleet in new homeland defense operation launch.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said Wednesday that Indiana will be essential to modernizing the military branch. Phelan told Indiana defense industry leaders that they are key to retooling the ...

Convincing workers to spend their days welding at a shipyard, when they could earn a similar amount of money working behind the counter of an air-conditioned Buc-ee’s, is one of the biggest obstacles ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — On Wednesday, the 4th Annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit was hosted by Republican Senator Jim Banks in Fort Wayne. The summit featured remarks from Secretary of War Pete ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Navy to complete by early next month a review of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) complaint against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over his recent ...

In a significant setback to America’s naval ambitions, the US Navy has called off plans to procure Constellation-class frigates, a project once considered vital to counter China’s rapidly expanding ...

US Navy Secretary John Phelan said the service is focused on improving wages for shipbuilders. Officials, experts, and industry figures have all said that competitive pay is needed to hire and retain ...