USS Marinette uses the same kind of turbines found in Boeing 777 airliners, blasting water through four giant jets to hit extreme speeds in just a few seconds. It can crash stop in its own length, ...

USS Marinette can blast past 40 knots and stop in its own length—but its jet engines roar so loudly that the ship can’t hear submarines at all. The turbines that give it record speed also overwhelm ...

With a $916 billion defense budget, more than the next nine highest spending countries combined, the United States is the world’s preeminent military power — and the U.S. Navy is an indispensable ...