Key Points and Summary - The Virginia-class attack submarine program was supposed to deliver two boats a year. Instead, production is stuck around 1.2 annually, with Block V subs years behind schedule ...

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 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 ...

While all of the Navy’s Virginia-class submarines are capable and formidable, the new Block IV iterations are particularly dominant in the waters. Both USS Idaho and USS Massachusetts are of the Block ...

AUKUS banner with USA, UK, Australia flag icons. American, British, Australian security alliance pact design. Vector illustration. President Donald Trump on Monday voiced support for the AUKUS ...

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 ...

HII has signed a contract with Babcock International Group to build assemblies for Virginia-class submarines, like the one shown here under construction at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding.

Submarines have quietly become some of the most powerful weapons in modern naval warfare.