The following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS ...

In this Tuesday, July 1, 2014 photo, a missile hatch for a Virginia class nuclear powered submarine is worked on by Electric Boat employees at the company's Quonset Point facility, in North Kingstown, ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy officially has a new “backbone” of its submarine fleet that is bigger, faster, quieter, and has more endurance and firepower than the Vietnam War-era design it passed by in ...

The keel was laid this week for the future USS Barb, the 31st Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, as the Navy continues to transition away from dependence on the Cold War-era Los ...

Representing the Navy’s latest undersea warfare platform, the Virginia-class is hard to beat. From payload and speed to low acoustic signature and versatility, these submarines play a critical role in ...

Reports indicate that the US Navy’s new Virginia-class submarines will be equipped to launch hypersonic missiles, significantly enhancing America’s deterrence capabilities. When it comes to the US ...

Based on a video recently posted to X, it appears that a Virginia-class nuclear submarine is on its way to Venezuela—for reasons unknown. The Trump administration is seemingly preparing for major ...

Submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat has fulfilled another significant objective in its production for the U.S. Navy. Groton-based Electric Boat delivered to the Navy this week the ...

Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) are shown during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., on April 5, 2025. (U.S.