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

The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-Class attack submarines will be getting more firepower following a multi-million contract with BAE Systems to increase the sub’s Tomahawk missile payload. Virginia ...

The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class attack submarines are considered the best in the world due to their advanced undersea technologies, computing, and firepower, especially in Block III and V variants.

The USS Iowa is the 24th Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned and the first specifically designed to accommodate women. The ban on women serving aboard submarines was lifted in 2010 under ...

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 ...

April 5, 2025. US Navy Photo USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. The 7,800-ton ...

General Dynamics Corp.’s GD business segment, Mission Systems, recently secured a modification contract involving the Columbia ballistic missile submarine program. The award has been offered by ...

The U.S. Navy has relied on submarines as an important part of its naval power since the invention of the Turtle, the first military sub, in 1775. Over the years, submarine technology improved ...

"These missile tubes deliver critical firepower to the Virginia-class submarine fleet, a cornerstone to U.S. national security," said Charles Lewis, director of Submarine Programs for Platforms ...