The US Navy will extend its Virginia-class attack submarine production to a previously unplanned Block VIII, delaying the start of the next-generation SSN(X) submarine production until Fiscal Year ...

The U.S. Navy rarely publicizes SSBN operations as the submarines are designed for deterrent patrols and launching missiles if necessary. One of the SSBNs, USS Kentucky, conducted an escort drill with ...

This week, the USS North Dakota returned to the United States after a nearly two-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. The submarine was ... The U.S. Navy’s director of undersea warfare ...

Submarine shipbuilders were awarded contract modifications for Block V boats. (Janes/Michael Fabey) The US Navy (USN) awarded contract modifications with a potential cumulative contract-change ...