The U.S. Navy's "Navigation Plan for America's Warfighting Navy" sets a goal of having 80% of its fleet combat-ready by 2027 to counter China's military buildup. However, delays and budget overruns, ...

Virginia-class submarine program. The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998, and a total of 40 have been procured through FY2024.

Equipped with the advanced Irtysh-Amphora-B-055 sonar system, Borei submarines can detect underwater threats more effectively ...

Rendering of Block V Virginia-class submarine with Virginia Payload Module. General Dynamics Electric Boat Image Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced that the future Virginia-class submarine ...

A date for the keel-laying ceremony, the symbolic start of construction for any ship or submarine, has yet to be announced by the military. The new state-of-the-art, Virginia-class attack ...

General Dynamics Corp.’s GD business unit, Electric Boat, recently clinched a modification contract to provide long lead time material for supporting the Virginia Class Block VI submarines.

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced this week that the Navy will build a Virginia-class attack submarine that will be known as the Atlanta. It wasn’t immediately clear when the construction ...

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine ... far more dangerous sea." The book explains that, after the submarine was successful in the Pacific, she was sent to the far more crowded and dangerous ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON:BA) has been awarded a $92 million U.S. Navy contract to continue building propulsors for the Virginia-class submarine program.

The Navy has recently been naming new submarines in its Virginia class for cities, including Baltimore, San Francisco and Miami. It would be the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named for Georgia's largest ...