Work on HMS Astute will be carried out by Babcock at its Devonport Royal Dockyard maintenance facilities, where the shipbuilder is also carrying out refits of the Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ...

HII launched the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas at Newport News Shipbuilding for final outfitting and testing, enhancing national security.

HII announced that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the ...

The first of Navy’s 14 Ohio-class submarines will reach the end of its lifecycle by 2027 — making the launch of its intended replacement, the Columbia-class submarine, an urgent national priority.

Hidden beneath the waves and shrouded in secrecy, Britain’s Vanguard-class nuclear submarines form the backbone of the United Kingdom’s continuous at-sea deterrent. Each of these massive ...

This investment will help sustain the U.K.’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrent (CASD) that will be carried out by the Royal Navy’s four new in-production Dreadnought class nuclear-powered ballistic missile ...

The remaining four are Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), which carry the UK’s Trident nuclear missile system.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Defence John Healey visiting a Vanguard class ballistic missile submarine.

Welcome to Barrow-in-Furness: the forgotten town behind the U.K.’s nuclear defense seeking resurrection. At any given moment, a Vanguard-class submarine is somewhere in the world’s oceans ...

Michigan’s football program signed the sixth-ranked recruiting class in the 2025 cycle, finishing inside the top 10 for the first time since 2019.

Virginia-class submarines provide anti-submarine and surface ship warfare capabilities and special operations support. NAVSEA serves as the contracting activity.