Key Points and Summary – The Virginia-class attack submarine program was supposed to deliver two boats a year. Instead, ...

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Illinois (SSN-786) arrives at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, HI on November 22, 2017, following a ...

In this Tuesday, July 1, 2014 photo, a missile hatch for a Virginia class nuclear powered submarine is worked on by Electric Boat employees at the company's Quonset Point facility, in North Kingstown, ...

The Navy’s next-generation attack submarine won’t be a reality for at least 15 years, according to a new report. The Navy’s SSN(X) was originally slated to enter production in 2031. That timeline has ...

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 U.S. Navy’s newest stealth submarine isn’t just quieter, it’s smarter. The USS Massachusetts (SSN-798), part of the Virginia-class Block V line, completed trials this year and represents a major ...

Reports indicate that the US Navy’s new Virginia-class submarines will be equipped to launch hypersonic missiles, significantly enhancing America’s deterrence capabilities. When it comes to the US ...

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 ...

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 submarine is the 12th Virginia-class vessel delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was launched into the James River by HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, the company announced Monday. The submarine was ...