NAVSEA: North Dakota Attack Boat Investigation Complete
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has concluded an investigation into questionable third party components of its latest Virginia-class attack boat…
U.S. Denies Attack Submarine ‘Expelled’ From Barents Sea
Reports that a U.S. Navy submarine was chased from away from Russian controlled waters by Russian anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft…
U.S. Navy Awards ‘Largest Shipbuilding Contract’ in Service History
U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $17.8 billion contract for ten Block IV Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN-774) to prime…
Navy Delays Commissioning of Latest Nuclear Attack Submarine
The Navy is delaying the commissioning of the first Block III Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine — North Dakota (SSN-784) —…
Opinion: Nation Must Preserve Shipbuilding Industry
In the 1960s our nation was fixated with President John F. Kennedy’s vision to have a man on the moon…
Document: Report on Navy Virginia Class Attack Submarine Procurement
The following is the Feb. 3, 2014 Congressional Research Service report: Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and…
Navy Selects Virginia Payload Module Design Concept
The Navy has selected a design concept to replace its nuclear guided missile submarines (SSGNs), NAVSEA officials told USNI News…
Navy Christens First Block III Virginia Attack Boat
The Navy has christened the service’s eleventh Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine in a Saturday ceremony in Groton, Conn., according to…
Navy Protects Submarine Funding
The U.S. Navy plans to fund two Fiscal Year 2014 Virginia-class submarines (SSN-774) in its worst-case budget scenario, a senior…
Document: Congressional Research Service Virginia-class Submarine Report
From the Congressional Research Service Sept. 27, 2013 Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement report: The Navy is proposing to…