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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat has fulfilled another significant objective in its production for the U.S. Navy.

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 ...

To find replacement parts when something fails unexpectedly, the Navy has sometimes had to "cannibalize" other submarines.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully completed initial sea trials for Virginia-class attack ...

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 ...

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, ...