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

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

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has announced the names of three future Virginia-class submarines, honoring the city of Norfolk, a major Virginia river and the New York City ...

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) hosted a ceremony Tuesday to lay down the keel, or backbone, for the Virginia-class attack ...

With the exclusion of nearly $2 billion for a major naval effort from the bipartisan stopgap spending bill, lawmakers have effectively punted a decision on the Virginia-class submarine program. The ...

WASHINGTON — A new U.S. Navy submarine will be named for the Mermaid City, the Navy said Tuesday. The future USS Norfolk (SSN 815), a Virginia-class submarine, honors the city — home to Naval Station ...

America is in a shipbuilding crisis. The Navy has all these grand ambitions for building new platforms, whether the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers or the Virginia-class attack submarines. Yet, ...

As the latest Block IV Virginia-class submarine, USS Iowa’s introduction is a big milestone for the Navy, . America’s submarine woes keep worsening. The vaunted Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack ...