The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class submarines may have their origins in the 1970s, yet the boats have continued to remain relevant and performed critical protective functions in the service for decades.

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy faces a "worsening attack submarine deficit" because its aging Los Angeles-class submarines are retiring faster than new Virginia-class boats can be built.

The yard’s service life extension program started with Cheyenne, establishing the successful execution of a Los Angeles-class submarine refueling, overhaul and modernization of a submarine that is ...

Submarines are quiet, deadly and expensive. Boats like those in the Virginia class, which is a U.S. attack submarine, can cost $3.4 billion and take seven years to build. The Navy has ambitious goals ...

Maya Carlin, National Security Writer with The National Interest, is an analyst with the Center for Security Policy and a former Anna Sobol Levy Fellow at IDC Herzliya in Israel. She has bylines in ...