The Columbia class is being built to replace the aging Ohio class ballistic missile submarines and carry America’s sea based ...

Currently, the United States Navy has four nuclear submarine classes in service, the Ohio, Los Angeles, Virginia, and Seawolf. When you picture a submarine capable of launching a nuclear missile, you ...

The U.S. Navy's Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) regarding shipbuilding for fiscal years 2027-2031 contains massive investments into the U.S. Navy submarines ...

The United States may need more Columbia-class submarines to match the capabilities of the current fleet of ballistic missile subs, Adm. Richard Correll, the head of U.S. Strategic Command, said ...

Modern submarines carrying cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and advanced torpedoes now serve as the primary platforms for nuclear deterrence and long-range strike capability, with the United ...

When Vice Admiral Rob Gaucher, the Navy’s top submarine official, declared that on-time delivery of Columbia-class submarines is a “life or death imperative,” he wasn’t speaking in hyperbole. As the ...

The Columbia class is slated to enter service in 2031—with very little room for error, as its predecessor, the Ohio-class SSBN, will be retired starting in 2017. General Dynamics Electric Boat, a ...

The Pentagon's budget requests include millions to expand facilities at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor for new Columbia-class submarines. The Navy plans to retire two Bangor-based Ohio-class subs, the USS ...

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the Connecticut subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor General Dynamics, has received a $15.38 billion Navy contract modification for work on ...