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 US Navy is widely regarded for its global undersea superiority, a distinction which the service is intensely working to preserve through extensive modernization and submarine production. Today’s ...

Although the SSN(X) series will elevate US naval capabilities, the Virginia submarines should not be discounted. The US Navy’s recently proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget has deferred the procurement of ...

A file image of the Virginia-class submarine USS Vermont . The boat is undergoing its submarine maintenance period at HMAS Stirling. (US Navy) Australia has begun more complex in-country maintenance ...