The difficulty with the Virginia-class in the modern shipbuilding business is that it does not always completely re-invent ...

The following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS ...

The U.S. Navy’s newest stealth submarine isn’t just quieter, it’s smarter. The USS Massachusetts (SSN-798), part of the Virginia-class Block V line, completed trials this year and represents a major ...

Each Block V Virginia-class submarine can carry up to 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles a loadout that pushes an attack boat into the traditional territory of much larger guided-missile submarines. This one ...

In this Tuesday, July 1, 2014 photo, a missile hatch for a Virginia class nuclear powered submarine is worked on by Electric Boat employees at the company's Quonset Point facility, in North Kingstown, ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN ...

There was relief in naval circles on three continents recently when President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. is moving “full steam ahead” on the AUKUS security agreement that sends state-of-the-art ...

Building a Virginia-class submarine begins with a detailed design and planning phase, often years before physical work on assembling the submarine begins. Such a program emphasizes integrated product ...

Graham Corp., manufacturer of critical components for defense, space, energy and process industries, has secured a $136.5 million follow-on contract from the U.S. Navy to support the Virginia-class ...

Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) are shown during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., on April 5, 2025. (U.S.