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

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

This story has been updated to correct that USS Oklahoma (SSN-802) does not have the Virginia Payload Module. Submarine ...

The Virginia-class attack submarine program was supposed to deliver two boats a year. Instead, production is stuck around 1.2 annually, with Block V subs years behind schedule and billions over plan.

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the Force’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Idaho, from General Dynamics ...

The Navy accepted delivered of the future Virginia-class USS Idaho (SSN-799) from General Dynamics Electric Boat on Monday, ...

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) hosted a ceremony Tuesday to lay down the keel, or backbone, for the Virginia-class attack ...

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

The U.S. Navy’s newest stealth submarine isn’t just quieter, it’s smarter. The USS Massachusetts (SSN-798), part of the Virginia-class Block V line, completed trials this year and represents a major ...

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 ...

Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa man the rails during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. (John Narewski/U.S. Navy) The Navy formally unleashed ...

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