Key Point and That Unfixable Problem - Had the US Navy built its originally planned fleet of 29 Seawolf-class submarines in the 1990s, instead of just three, America's undersea dominance today ...

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) was awarded a contract worth nearly $65 million for continued design and support services for the U.S. Navy's Seawolf class of attack submarines. NNS has worked as ...

Those of us who’ve been following the saga of Thailand’s attempt to obtain a Chinese-built S26T Yuan-class submarine know there’s no perfect ending in sight. To recap, the biggest problem is ...

The U.S. Navy’s requests for submarines have for many years exceeded the service’s inventory, particularly in the Pacific. However, the U.S. Navy, Congress, and industry partners are ...

Now that the U.S. Navy’s upcoming SSN(X)-class submarine program has been delayed to the early 2040s, the service’s existing fleet must ensure a lapse in sea power does not occur. The hefty ...

The naval reactors program for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and updated Virginia-class attack boat are “in progress,” the senior civilian overlooking these programs in the ...

Up the Thames River to the New London (Conn.) naval base last week purred the black nuclear submarines Seawolf and Skate, home from record-breaking underwater trips. Seawolf, with 100 men aboard ...

Submarines are a costly endeavor. The US Navy's Virginia-class submarine program is projected to run $17 billion over budget through 2030 amid delays, House Rep. Ken Calvert, chairman of the House ...