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3 Reasons the US Navy’s Block IV Virginia-Class Submarine Might Be the Best on Planet Earth

Block IV Virginias are built to carry America's special operators as well as missiles. A large integrated lockout chamber and the torpedo room's design...

Christian D. OrrSeptember 27, 2026

PUERTO PRINCESSA, Philippines - (Dec. 9, 2018) - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greenville (SSN 772) prepares to moor alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), Dec. 9. Emory S. Land is a forward-deployed expeditionary submarine tender on an extended deployment conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Willoughby/RELEASED)

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A Civilian Sandblaster Set Fire to a Bag of Rags Aboard the Nuclear Attack Submarine USS Miami on May 23, 2012 Because He Wanted to Leave Work Early. It Burned for 10 Hours. Repairs Came to $700,000,000, the US Navy Scrapped the Submarine, and He Got 17 Years.

Miami had arrived at Portsmouth on March 1, 2012 for a routine 20-month overhaul. The fire took the crew quarters, command and control, and...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 23, 2026

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All 5 of the Royal Navy’s In-Service Astute-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines Were Tied Up Alongside at the Same Time in Late June 2026, 1 of Them Stripped of Parts to Keep the Other 4 Running. The Class Will Take 28 Years to Deliver 7 Boats.

The Astute-class program failed before a single plate was cut. Submarine orders at Barrow dried up through the 1990s, the design offices emptied, and...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 14, 2026

Seawolf-class. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Electric Boat’s 27,000 Workers Are What Makes the US Navy’s Nuclear Submarine Force One Of A Kind

General Dynamics Electric Boat received the largest award in its 127-year history on July 29, 2026: a $76.6 billion package that includes $42.1 billion...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 3, 2026

Image of Virginia-Class Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The US Navy Is Designing Its Next Attack Submarine Around Drones and Seabed Missions. It Cannot Build the Ones It Has Fast Enough.

The Virginia-class attack submarine was designed after the Cold War as a cheaper, more versatile replacement for the Los Angeles boats, and it has...

Harrison KassJuly 28, 2026

A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from the forward vertical launch system of the USS Shiloh (CG 67) to attack selected air defense targets south of the 33rd parallel in Iraq on Sept. 3, 1996, as part of Operation Desert Strike. The attacks are designed to reduce risks to the pilots who will enforce the expanded no-fly zone. President Clinton announced an expanded no-fly zone in response to an Iraqi attack against a Kurdish faction. The larger no-fly zone in Southern Iraq will make it easier for U.S. and coalition partners to contain Saddam Hussein's aggression. The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga Class cruiser launched the missiles as it operated in the Persian Gulf.

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Sinking Feeling: Something Feels Wrong About Retiring the U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-Class Missile Cruisers

The U.S. Navy is retiring its last seven Ticonderoga-class cruisers by 2030, ending a decades-long era of missile-heavy carrier escorts. A $3.7 billion modernization...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 9, 2026

(August 16, 2006) - USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) sits moored in the Magnetic Silencing Facility at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor Aug 16 for her first ìdepermingî treatment. The deperming process reduces a ships electromagnetic signature as she travels through the water. U.S. Navy Photograph by MCCM(AW) Jerry McLain (Released)

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Months Underwater, No Sunlight, No Way Out. How the Navy Picks Who Can Handle a Nuclear Submarine

A submarine crew of roughly 130 spends months beneath the ocean's surface in a narrow, windowless vessel, with no sunlight, limited communication, and no...

Harrison KassJuly 9, 2026

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3 Reasons the US Navy’s Block IV Virginia-Class Submarine Might Be the Best on Planet Earth

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A Civilian Sandblaster Set Fire to a Bag of Rags Aboard the Nuclear Attack Submarine USS Miami on May 23, 2012 Because He Wanted to Leave Work Early. It Burned for 10 Hours. Repairs Came to $700,000,000, the US Navy Scrapped the Submarine, and He Got 17 Years.

Aerospace & Defense

All 5 of the Royal Navy’s In-Service Astute-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines Were Tied Up Alongside at the Same Time in Late June 2026, 1 of Them Stripped of Parts to Keep the Other 4 Running. The Class Will Take 28 Years to Deliver 7 Boats.

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Electric Boat’s 27,000 Workers Are What Makes the US Navy’s Nuclear Submarine Force One Of A Kind

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The US Navy Is Designing Its Next Attack Submarine Around Drones and Seabed Missions. It Cannot Build the Ones It Has Fast Enough.

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Sinking Feeling: Something Feels Wrong About Retiring the U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-Class Missile Cruisers

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Months Underwater, No Sunlight, No Way Out. How the Navy Picks Who Can Handle a Nuclear Submarine

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