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The Colombia-class program is one of the most important projects currently underway for the United States Navy. But the new submarine is already sailing...
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The Colombia-class program is one of the most important projects currently underway for the United States Navy. But the new submarine is already sailing...
A recent Reuters investigation described how China is conducting a large-scale effort to map the seabed across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans, using...
The UK is advancing its Dreadnought-class submarines, a 18,600-ton "fly-by-wire" platform designed to replace the Vanguard fleet. Built with U.S. synergy via the Common...
This report analyzes the feasibility of a Columbia-class SSGN variant and the shift toward Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (LUUVs) as a cheaper, more survivable...
Isaac Seitz, a defense columnist and intelligence analyst, evaluates the strategic "firepower math" behind the looming retirement of the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class SSGNs. The...
The retirement of the four SSGNs—USS Ohio, USS Michigan, USS Florida, and USS Georgia—removes a total of 616 vertical launch cells from the undersea...
The U.S. Navy is facing a high-stakes "firepower gap" as it approaches the mandatory retirement of the Ohio-class fleet. As of March 2026, the...
Summary and Key Points: The Navy says the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is showing real schedule progress after years of delays and cost...
Summary and Key Points: America’s Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines anchor the most survivable leg of the nuclear triad—yet Washington delayed their replacement and is now...
Summary and Key Points: India’s first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant, suffered a costly accident in 2017 when seawater flooded a propulsion-area compartment...