The U.S. Navy faces a critical shortage of submarines amid increasing global threats, particularly from rivals equipped with ...

The U.S. Navy plans to retire its four Ohio-class SSGN submarines by 2028, removing a critical multi-mission asset.

The U.S. Navy's "Navigation Plan for America's Warfighting Navy" sets a goal of having 80% of its fleet combat-ready by 2027 to counter China's military buildup. However, delays and budget overruns, ...

The USS Washington (SSN-787), a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, was awarded the prestigious Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for exceptional service during a six-month deployment within the ...

There are only two shipyards that build the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines: one in Groton, Connecticut, and one in Newport News, Virginia, near my hometown of Norfolk.

Virginia-class submarine program. The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998, and a total of 40 have been procured through FY2024.

A date for the keel-laying ceremony, the symbolic start of construction for any ship or submarine, has yet to be announced by the military. The new state-of-the-art, Virginia-class attack ...

General Dynamics Corp.’s GD business unit, Electric Boat, recently clinched a modification contract to provide long lead time material for supporting the Virginia Class Block VI submarines.