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U.S. Navy commissions 26th Virginia-class submarine

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast-attack submarine, USS Idaho, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut on April 25, 2026 — adding a boat built for unders...

U.S. Navy Commissions 26th Virginia-class Submarine – USS Idaho (SSN 799)

The U.S. Navy commissioned its 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Idaho (SSN 799), in a traditional ceremony held Saturday, April 25, at Naval Submarine Base New London...

U.S. Navy awards $1.27B Virginia-class sub contract

The United States Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $1.27 billion contract modification for continued engineering and design support for the Virginia-class submarin...

US Navy’s newest Virginia-class sub USS Idaho enters service

The US Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799) in a traditional ceremony held on April 25 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conne...

US Navy commissions newest Virginia-class submarine USS Idaho

The Navy welcomed the 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to active service during a Saturday ceremony in Connecticut.

US Navy commissions nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Idaho

The US Navy has commissioned USS Idaho, a Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, during a ceremony on 25 April 2026. The post US Navy commissions nuclear-powered att...

GDEB awarded $2.3bn contract modification for Virginia-class submarines 

General Dynamics Electric Boat has received a $2.31bn contract to supply long lead time materials for Virginia-class Block VI submarines. The post GDEB awarded $2.3bn contract modi...

U.S. Navy to Commission Submarine Idaho (SSN 799)

GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, April 25, at Naval...

U.S. Navy Commissions New Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine as Fleet Shortage Worsens

The U.S. Navy has commissioned its newest Virginia class attack submarine, the USS Idaho, at Naval Submarine Base New London, which is the 26th vessel of its class. Costi

Navy Commissions Submarine USS Idaho

The Navy commissioned the submarine USS Idaho in a traditional ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., bringing cutting-edge warfighting capability to the nat...

Saildrone announces new USV class aimed at anti-submarine warfare

Spectre, a new class of unmanned surface vessel, will face sea trials in early 2027.

Virginia Subs Will Hit 2-A-Year Build Rate in 2030s, CNO Caudle Says

Shipbuilders are on track to deliver two Virginia-class attack submarines per year in the early 2030s, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle told defense appropriators on Tue...

HII completes PSA work on US Navy’s fast attack submarine USS New Jersey

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed post-shakedown availability (PSA) work on Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796).  The post HII comple...

First Columbia-class Sub Tracking to 2028 Delivery, General Dynamics Says

The first of the new Columbia-class of ballistic missile submarine is tracking for a 2028 delivery due to improvements in workforce efficiency and the supplier base, General Dynami...

Trump-class Battleship will get same nuclear reactor as Ford aircraft carrier

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle confirmed the battleship would share several design features with the USS Ford.

Navy to Inactivate Attack Boat USS Boise After $1.6B Repair Effort

One of the youngest Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarines will be inactivated after waiting more than a decade for an overhaul, the Navy announced on Friday. USS Boise (SSN-7...

Second Flight III DDG departs Ingalls ahead of US Navy commissioning

HII has announced the departure of the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a guided missile destroyer, from its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. The post Second Flight III DDG departs...

Delivering first Columbia-class sub in 2028 will prove ‘wicked heavy lift’: Sub czar

US Navy’s last Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer starts sea trials 

The future USS Patrick Gallagher will be the US Navy’s last Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer to enter service. The post US Navy’s last Flight IIA Arleigh Bur...

L3Harris Delivering Clandestine Submarine-Launched AUVs to the U.S. Navy

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — L3Harris is pushing forward with production of its Iver4 900 autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) under a previously unknown Defense Innovation Unit effort that...

New Navy Shipbuilding Plan: Trump-class Battleship will be Nuclear-powered, Carrier Design is Under Review

The new Trump-class battleship will be powered by a nuclear reactor and is not a successor to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, the Navy revealed Monday in its ann...

Ford Carrier Strike Group receives Presidential Unit Citation after historic deployment

The USS Gerald R. Ford returned Saturday after sailing 57,713 nautical miles over the course of 326 days.

Modular Construction Key to Battleship Effort, Navy Official Says

Spreading the construction of the Trump-class battleship across several different manufacturing locations is key to the Navy’s current plan to build the almost three-football-field...

US Navy retiring USS Boise sub after spending nearly $1 billion on its overhaul

According to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle, this Los Angeles-class submarine has not operationally deployed since 2015