Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's upcoming Virginia-class Block VI submarines represent a significant leap in undersea warfare, designed to ensure continued maritime dominance. -The centerpiece ...

Russia’s Kilo-class and Yasen-class submarines are likely considered as a massive, high-tech threat by the Pentagon and China’s growing fleet of Jin-class ballistic missile submarines are acquiring ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy officially has a new “backbone” of its submarine fleet that is bigger, faster, quieter, and has more endurance and firepower than the Vietnam War-era design it passed by in ...

The Navy is evaluating whether it can add 28 more Tomahawk missiles to each Virginia-class submarine sooner than expected, service leaders said. The service plans to begin production of what's called ...

Although the SSN(X) series will elevate US naval capabilities, the Virginia submarines should not be discounted. The US Navy’s recently proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget has deferred the procurement of ...

The keel was laid this week for the future USS Barb, the 31st Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, as the Navy continues to transition away from dependence on the Cold War-era Los ...

The US Navy has a parts problem with some of its Virginia-class submarines. Some parts "are failing more quickly than we originally envisioned," the acting Navy secretary said. His comments follow a ...

Rendering of Block V Virginia-class submarine with Virginia Payload Module. General Dynamics Electric Boat Image The multi-year deal to buy 15 nuclear submarines for the U.S. Navy that has been ...

Newport News Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) are readying a nuclear submarine for delivery to the U.S. Navy. Christened in May 2023, the Virginia-class attack sub USS ...

The US Navy is widely regarded for its global undersea superiority, a distinction which the service is intensely working to preserve through extensive modernization and submarine production. Today’s ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries HII recently stated that it has signed a contract with Babcock International Group that expands its partnership to further enhance Virginia-class submarine construction ...