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

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 ...

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 ...

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb ...

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 ...

US submarines carrying nuclear weapons could dock at Australian ports without the knowledge of the Australian public or even ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals agreement aimed at countering China on Monday at a meeting marked by Trump's jab at Australia's ...

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

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 ...

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb ...