The British navy's Astute class, the most advanced nuclear submarine not made in the U.S., launched in 2007 to replace the ageing Vanguard class, and will have seven vessels in total. In terms of ...

In a set of photos released on Monday, U.S. Navy sailors are seen loading Tomahawk missiles onto the Los Angeles -class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City on May 6 at Naval Base Guam.

Newport News Shipbuilding launches the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas into the James River for final outfitting, testing, and crew certification.

Arkansas is the 27th Virginia -class submarine and will be the 13th delivered by NNS. The advanced capabilities of Virginia -class submarines increase firepower, maneuverability and stealth.

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 ...

Scaled Composites has announced the next stage of the partnership with its parent company Northrop Grumman for the Model 437 Vanguard aircraft as part of the latter’s “Beacon autonomous ...

General Dynamics Electric Boat secured the $3.3 billion base contract in 2023 to support the Virginia-class submarines.

The US Navy plans to fund two Virginia-class submarines, like the one shown here, through base and reconciliation funding streams in Fiscal Year 2026. (Michael Fabey) While the US Navy (USN ...

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.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a historic visit to a nuclear-armed submarine this week, becoming the first UK leader in more than a decade to board one of the nation's top-secret ...

A Vanguard-class submarine, part of the Royal Navy’s nuclear deterrent force, was spotted heading up the River Clyde, a crucial waterway for the UK’s submarine operations. These nuclear ...