The Navy is racing to field a new generation of ballistic missile submarines that will eventually rank as the 12 largest ...

The Columbia boats will certainly be well worth their hefty price tag whenever they are introduced. The US Navy’s upcoming Columbia-class submarines are facing delays of up to 18 months, as the ...

Then-Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti tours a Rhode Island facility responsible for helping make Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines in October 2023. (Chief MC Amanda R.

The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) aims to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. Since 2013, ...

Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine Wisconsin, welds her initials into the ship's keel during a keel-laying ceremony Aug. 27, 2025. Supervising is ...

The bow of the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) left Newport News Shipbuilding this week and is en route to General Dynamics Electric Boat, where the submarine will be assembled and tested, ...

The U.S.S. Wisconsin, a new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine, had its keel laying ceremony on August 27th. The Wisconsin is the second submarine in the Columbia-class, which will eventually ...

The Columbia-class submarines are meant to serve as more advanced replacements for the Ohio-class. Despite massive delays impacting nearly all of the US Navy’s upcoming projects, there appears to be ...

General Dynamics Electric Boat has taken delivery of the bow section of the future USS District of Columbia at its Groton shipyard, a major milestone as it aims to complete the $16.1 billion ballistic ...

Russia confirms the development of a fifth-generation nuclear submarine, aiming to enhance its undersea deterrent amid NATO advancements and sanctions.