The submarine and crew will complete further tests and trials before commissioning, which is expected in early 2026.

HII and Babcock have signed a contract that expands their strategic partnership to further support the Virginia-class ...

Huntington Ingalls expands its partnership with Babcock to boost Virginia-class submarine production and strengthen ...

This is the first Virginia -class outsourced contract to Babcock in support of NNS-specific submarine work, authorizing ...

The keel was laid for USS Barb, the 31st Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine, amid a transition away from Los ...

A contract to complete specific work on the US Navy’s Virginia -class nuclear-powered attack submarines has been outsourced for the first time to Babcock International in the UK, allowing the company ...

Russia’s Kilo-class submarines may be Cold War designs, but they remain at the core of Moscow’s conventional undersea fleet. ...

Conversion of the USS Ohio into a cruise missile submarine (SGN) began in November 2002. The work was completed in January 2006. Since then, the USS Ohio's mission has been to launch conventional ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia -class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804 ...