NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Two thousand twenty five is over, but work on what will be a much-needed addition to the U.S. Navy’s fleet is not. The future USS Barb, a Virginia-class attack submarine, is under ...

NEWPORT NEWS — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Newport News Shipyard on Monday to speak with shipbuilders about what he called the “generational struggle to maintain peace through strength.

Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones’ pitch to maximize federal investment into the city’s shipyards leans on investments outside ...