Virginia-class submarines are bigger, faster, quieter, and have more endurance and firepower than Los Angeles class they ...

Massachusetts is the 25th Virginia-class submarine and the 12th built by Newport News Shipbuilding, one of only two shipyards in the US capable of constructing nuclear-powered submarines. The vessel ...

In the 22 years since then, a total of 27 of these nuclear-powered submarines have entered the water at a build rate of ...

In a move that has likely led to sighs of relief in London and Canberra, the Trump administration has reportedly reaffirmed its commitment to the AUKUS ...

Russia’s Kilo-class and Yasen-class submarines are likely considered as a massive, high-tech threat by the Pentagon and China’s growing fleet of Jin-class ballistic missile submarines are acquiring ...

Russia has maintained—and increased—its submarine operations across the world’s oceans, including the northern Atlantic and ...

A series of upgrades and modernizations at Pearl Harbor are preparing the sprawling naval base for all hypersonic-armed ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully completed initial sea trials for Virginia -class ...

On the same day that shipbuilder HII announced the successful completion of its initial sea trials for the 25th ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics have been awarded Navy contract modifications worth up to $18.4 billion to build two Virginia-class submarines, the Department of Defense announced ...

After debate over procurement last year, the Virginia-class submarine program is on track to maintain its two-per-year cadence for the upcoming fiscal year. But U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, ...