The bow of the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) left Newport News Shipbuilding this week and is en route to General ...

A subsidiary of Reston-based General Dynamics has been awarded a $2.28 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy.

Columbia-class submarines will be the largest ever built for the US Navy, with a submerged displacement of 20,810 tons and an ...

The Navy on Monday awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $2.28 billion cost-only modification covering additional advance ...

February 27, 2025: SSBNs are nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines. The Russian Navy is more than halfway through its SSBN upgrade and refurbishment program. Currently Russia has fifteen SSBNs ...

Under the cost-only modification, the General Dynamics subsidiary will provide construction services for the hulls of SSBN ...

A new RUSI report warns that China’s submarine fleet is rapidly “closing the gap” qualitatively, “eroding” the U.S. Navy’s ...

July 29, 2025: South Korea has 23 Air Independent Propulsion/AIP submarines while North Korea maintains a similar number of older subs. North Korea is building a nuclear powered SSBN, such a boat ...

Russia’s “Harmony” project is the latest salvo in the battle between underwater access and anti-access efforts. The United States will need new innovations of its own to fight back.

In a more discreet fashion than it does when it comes to its upcoming warplanes, America's military is also seriously revamping its submarine power. Five years ago, for instance, it started building a ...

Notable events punctuate the Louisiana’s service record, blending routine maintenance with unforeseen challenges. USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) is one of America’s most important submarines. Living by the ...