The U.S. Navy's inventory of nuclear submarines is getting ready to expand with an upcoming all-new class of vessels. Here's ...

The Navy is requesting tens of millions of dollars to expand facilities at Bangor to support the nation's coming ...

Ohio-class SSGNs (guided-missile submarines) are nearing their retirement window. Converted from SSBN (ballistic missile) ...

The Ohio-Class Submarine Crisis, Explained: A U.S. Navy guided missile submarine (SSGN) is a lethal war machine that ...

For decades, the United States Navy's Ohio-class nuclear submarines were the best unused weapons in the U.S. arsenal. This is because the Ohio-class was designed for one purpose: to deliver its ...

The Defense Department’s new submarine production chief last week admitted it will be a “heavy lift” to get the first new ...

An unarmed Trident II D5 Life Extension missile launches from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the coast of Florida during a planned test event from Sept. 17-21. (U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy ...

Last month, the Navy conducted four scheduled test launches of unarmed Trident II D5 missiles from an Ohio-class submarine off Florida’s east coast. Some observers read the timing as quiet signaling ...

The U.S.S. Wisconsin, a new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine, had its keel laying ceremony on August 27th. The Wisconsin is the second submarine in the Columbia-class, which will eventually ...