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 ...

The difficulty with the Virginia-class in the modern shipbuilding business is that it does not always completely re-invent ...

As DRPM or “Sub Czar,” Gaucher will report directly to Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg and wield broad authority over submarine acquisitions during a four-year term. The Navy has struggled to ...

Nuclear submarines have quietly reshaped how major powers compete at sea, turning the deep ocean into a domain where a ...

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 ...

The following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project: Background and Issues for Congress.  From the ...

Submarine-builder Electric Boat aims to hire 8,000 new employees at its Groton, CT, and Quonset Point, RI, facilities this year as it works to meet the Navy's demand for Columbia- and Virginia-class ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) to the U.S. Navy. The submarine is the 12th Virginia-class ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) recently stated that its Newport News Shipbuilding (“NNS”) division has delivered the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) to the U.S. Navy.

Huntington Ingalls Industries HII recently stated that it has signed a contract with Babcock International Group that expands its partnership to further enhance Virginia-class submarine construction ...