Oct. 13 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy's newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, named after the "Father of the Nuclear Navy," will be commissioned this morning in a ceremony in Groton, Conn. The future ...

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the Submarine Force’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Idaho, from General ...

The launch of the USS Idaho marks the halfway point of the Virginia-class series of submarines. The 26 th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, which will be known as the USS Idaho when it enters ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) recently stated that its Newport News Shipbuilding (“NNS”) division has delivered the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) to the U.S. Navy.

Once USS Barb reaches operational capacity with the Navy, the fast-attack sub will undoubtedly play a role in its sea power.

To find replacement parts when something fails unexpectedly, the Navy has sometimes had to "cannibalize" other submarines.

The U.S. operates a fleet of more than 50 nuclear-powered fast attack submarines to counter China's naval threat.

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division (NNS) has authenticated the keel of the Virginia-class attack submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802), marking an important milestone in the construction process of the ...

The USS Washington submarine was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation after a series of secret intel operations. The military said the "demanding" missions were vital to national security and ...

By Reader Staff The USS Idaho Commissioning Committee announced earlier in December that the Virginia Class, nuclear-powered ...