Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy.

May 31, 2019 · The $2.6 billion USS South Dakota (SSN 790), seen here in a photo illustration, is the newest, most-advanced addition to the US Navy's Virginia-class fleet of nuclear-powered, fast-attack...

Oct 20, 2023 · Crewed by roughly 135 sailors, Rickover can dive deeper than 800 feet and speed faster than 25 knots, or nearly 29 mph. Fast-attack subs take on a variety of missions and are able to deliver...

Jul 1, 2023 · Nuclear-powered submarines use some of the most advanced military technology in the world. These are the ones that are a cut above all the rest.

Nov 24, 2021 · In the U.S. Navy the current Ohio Class SSBN will be replaced by the Columbia (SSBN-826) Class from the 2030s. Meanwhile the first of the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought Class submarines, which will replace the current Vanguard Class, has already been started.

Sep 14, 2021 · German submarine builder TKMS appears to be the first to apply radical stealth shaping. The German Navy (Deutsche Marine) operates a fleet of advanced submarines. The current Type-212A were the first in the world to introduce fuel cell AIP (air independent power). Now two of a newer model, the Type-212CD will be added to the fleet.

Modern submarines are built with an emphasis on stealth. Advanced propeller designs, extensive sound-reducing insulation, and special machinery help a submarine remain as quiet as ambient ocean noise, making them difficult to detect. It takes specialized technology to find and attack modern submarines.

Jan 14, 2025 · Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named three Virginia-class submarines on Monday to be the future USS Potomac (SSN 814), the future USS Norfolk (SSN 815), the future USS Brooklyn (SSN...

Apr 1, 2024 · In the first of a kind, the U.S. Navy has fitted a new form of propulsion, magnetohydrodynamic drive (MHD), to a Virginia class submarine. This promises to make the submarine virtually undetectable, the holy grail of naval warfare.

Jul 5, 2017 · Submarines played a key role during the Cold War, and in a modern world marked by globalization and emerging regional powers these undersea behemoths are more important than ever. But what role...