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 ...
America’s sea-based nuclear deterrent is entering a dangerous squeeze. The Navy’s 12-boat Columbia-class program is slipping right as the Ohio-class SSBNs hit the limits of their already-stretched ...
Representing the Navy’s latest undersea warfare platform, the Virginia-class is hard to beat. From payload and speed to low acoustic signature and versatility, these submarines play a critical role in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Then-Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti tours a Rhode Island facility responsible for helping make Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines in October 2023. (Chief MC Amanda R.
The Navy has been procuring Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The Navy’s envisaged successor to the Virginia-class design is the Next-Generation Attack Submarine, ...
The Navy has been procuring Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The Navy’s envisaged successor to the Virginia-class design is the Next-Generation Attack Submarine, ...