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.

Five years ago, for instance, it started building a new class of ballistic missile submarines called Columbia, the perceived replacement for the aging Ohio class. The U.S. Navy plans a fleet of 12 ...

The next-generation SSN(X) submarine is expected to deliver greater transit speed under increased stealth conditions in every ocean environment. Budgetary constraints and labor shortages have hindered ...

In the fifth of a series on Chinese weapons systems, we look at the country’s submarine developments. In the depths of the South China Sea, a fully armed black giant glides through the waters ...

Speaking with DW, he pointed to a recent agreement between France and India to build Scorpene class submarines in India as another example of collaboration. Germany has also been exporting arms in ...

MANILA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Philippines is looking to buy more military hardware to modernise its arsenal, including additional BrahMos missiles from India and at least two submarines ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is hoping to obtain two submarines under the Marcos administration to protect the archipelago, AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. said. “We are considering ...

MANILA – The Philippines is looking to buy more military hardware to modernise its arsenal, including additional BrahMos missiles from India and at least two submarines, the chief of the armed ...

For India, having advanced and affordable submarines is key to their grand strategy of dominating the Indian Ocean. As China grows its navy and makes it more modern, India must counteract these ...

General Dynamics Corporation’s GD business unit, Electric Boat, recently clinched a contract involving USS Ohio Class submarines. The award has been offered by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding ...

NAPLES, Italy — A U.S. Navy submarine spotted earlier this week near Gibraltar made a port visit to the city on Saturday, the service said. The fast-attack submarine USS Indiana arrived in ...

Gavin Williamson, a Conservative former defence secretary, first announced the name Agincourt in 2018 for the under-construction vessel, the seventh of the Astute Class submarines to be commissioned.