China is undergoing rapid naval modernization under President Xi Jinping, to build a "world-class" military by 2049.

NAVSEA awarded Fluor the initial $1.2 billion contract in July 2018. The contract included options that, if exercised, would bring the total estimated value to over $13 billion. Join thousands of ...

U.S. Navy aircraft carriers with the CVN designation have been a cornerstone of the country's defense strategy ever since the Cold War. Like all military technology, these kinds of vessels have ...

The high ground has always held strategic and tactical importance—from mountaintops in ancient battles to the orbital vantage points of today. China and Russia are rapidly accelerating their space and ...

NASA NIAC funded the Thin-Film Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER). By May 2025, it advanced to Phase II, focusing on maturing the technology, mission designs, small-scale thruster experiments, and isotope ...

Fluor Marine Propulsion (NYSE:FLR) was awarded a $2.05 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise fiscal 2026 options for Naval Nuclear Propulsion work at ...

Growing environmental pressures are reviving interest in nuclear propulsion as a potential long-term route to decarbonize shipping, DNV said in a new paper, despite there being no civilian ...

The Navy added $560.5 million to a previous contract with Fluor Marine Propulsion. The Arlington, Va., subsidiary of Fluor received the additional funding in late May to do nuclear propulsion work at ...

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued ...