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 ...

A comparison between the UK’s Astute-class and the U.S. Virginia-class Block IV nuclear attack submarines reveals two highly capable but distinct designs shaped by national strategies. -While similar ...

The multi-year deal to buy 15 nuclear submarines for the U.S. Navy that has been delayed by negotiations over ballooning costs of labor and material could be wrapped up by the end of the year, HII ...

The first USS Utah was lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and no other ship was named for the Copper State until Saturday’s dedication ceremony.

Building a Virginia-class submarine begins with a detailed design and planning phase, often years before physical work on assembling the submarine begins. Such a program emphasizes integrated product ...

Australia has begun more complex in-country maintenance work on a US Navy (USN) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), the Australian Department ...

A U.S. Navy officer walks on the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota after the vessel docked at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham, Western Australia, February 26, 2025. COLIN MURTY/Pool via ...

In June, the US government allocated $987 mln to the company Electric Boat to accelerate efforts to expand and modernize facilities involved in the construction of nuclear submarines WASHINGTON, ...

HII announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully completed initial sea trials for Virginia-class attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798). Over the course of several days at ...

Groton — Electric Boat has been awarded a $642 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract supporting submarine production at its shipyard here. The modification is for a ...