USS Massachusetts is the 7th Block IV Virginia-class submarine, built under a teaming agreement between GDEB and NNS.

Modern submarines carrying cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and advanced torpedoes now serve as the primary platforms for nuclear deterrence and long-range strike capability, with the United ...

The US Naval fleet is the strongest in the world, with some of the most capable and iconic ships on the water along with some of the world's most advanced nuclear subs operating strategically around ...

Why does the retirement of four aging submarines matter so much? Because the U.S. Navy is not just losing old hulls. It is losing a form of undersea firepower that no current replacement can replicate ...

A model of SSN-AUKUS on display at DSEI 2025. (Janes/Neil Dee) The UK government is closing in on a US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deal valued at an estimated USD1 billion covering the design and ...

At the beginning of 2026, President Trump proposed a substantial increase to the U.S. defense budget, totaling a historic $1.5 trillion. Given the broad array of pressing security needs facing the ...

Electric Boat's work on Virginia-class submarines is one of the reasons why it plans to hire 8,000 people this year.

The USS Massachusetts is seen during its commissioning ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 28th, 2026. (MCS2 Lucas J. Hastings/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy officially commissioned its newest ...

BOSTON (AP) — The USS Massachusetts officially joined the Navy fleet on Saturday after a commissioning ceremony, making it the first submarine named after the Bay State. The newest Virginia-class fast ...

The Bay State’s proud naval history added a new chapter Saturday with the commissioning of the USS Massachusetts right in the harbor — with the USS Constitution, the oldest still-commissioned ship in ...