Equipped with MK48 heavy torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles, fast-attack subs like the Virginia-class can rain terror on ...

SSN-797 was commissioned as USS Iowa, the first Virginia-class submarine of the second Trump administration. It was described as “just the beginning” of a revitalisation of US naval shipbuilding by ...

In the 1960s, 82-year-old Navy submarine veteran Bob Kirby was part of the crew of USS Entemedor and remembers hopping on the USS Nautilus on a regular basis to get to his New London-based submarine.

The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

Iowa is the 24th Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned and was designed to accommodate female sailors. The submarine has stealth and surveillance capabilities, as well as special warfare ...

SSN-797 was commissioned as USS Iowa, the first Virginia-class submarine of the second Trump administration. It was described as “just the beginning” of a revitalisation of US naval shipbuilding by ...

“They move me, humble me, inspire me.” The Virginia-class submarine, six years in the making, was christened in June 2023 by Christie Vilsack. It was still in drydock then, but substantially completed ...

Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa man the rails during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. (John Narewski/U.S. Navy) The Navy formally ...

“They move me, humble me, inspire me.” The Virginia-class submarine, six years in the making, was christened in June 2023 by Christie Vilsack. It was still in drydock then, but substantially ...