Key Points and Summary - Meet the U.S. Navy’s eight Virginia-class Block III fast-attack submarines, a variant that introduced significant cost-saving and capability-enhancing upgrades. Key ...

Last year, the U.S. Navy launched its seventh Block IV Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the Massachusetts (SSN 798). In February of last year, the Massachusetts was sent into the James River at ...

The Navy has been procuring Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The Navy’s envisaged successor to the Virginia-class design is the Next-Generation Attack Submarine, ...

Representing the Navy’s latest undersea warfare platform, the Virginia-class is hard to beat. From payload and speed to low acoustic signature and versatility, these submarines play a critical role in ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s ...

The study found that sustainment of the two per year Virginia-Class submarine production rate during the procurement years of the Columbia-Class SSBNs is achievable and that it provides significant ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division moved another step closer toward delivery of Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $1.85 billion undefinitized contract action modification to a previously awarded contract for long lead time material and preliminary ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division authenticated the keel today for Virginia-class attack submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802). “We ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- All-domain defense and technologies partner HII (NYSE: HII) shared today that it’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has achieved a significant ...

The Australian government will make an initial investment of $12 billion Australian dollars – or $7.99 billion U.S. dollars – ...

A Navy official on Thursday emphasized the importance of having naval shipbuilding costs reflect the labor pool and the pay ...