The submarine and crew will complete further tests and trials before commissioning, which is expected in early 2026.

HII and Babcock have signed a contract that expands their strategic partnership to further support the Virginia-class ...

The keel was laid for USS Barb, the 31st Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine, amid a transition away from Los ...

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 contract to complete specific work on the US Navy’s Virginia -class nuclear-powered attack submarines has been outsourced for the first time to Babcock International in the UK, allowing the company ...

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb ...

Conversion of the USS Ohio into a cruise missile submarine (SGN) began in November 2002. The work was completed in January 2006. Since then, the USS Ohio's mission has been to launch conventional ...

For decades, the United States Navy's Ohio-class nuclear submarines were the best unused weapons in the U.S. arsenal. This is because the Ohio-class was designed for one purpose: to deliver its ...

When it comes to nuclear submarines, the U.S. is the undisputed global leader, operating the majority of nuclear submarines in existence today. Besides the United States (which has nearly 70 nuclear ...

US submarines carrying nuclear weapons could dock at Australian ports without the knowledge of the Australian public or even ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia -class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804 ...