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PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2025) - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) steams forward off the coast of Guam during a photo exercise, Dec. 17, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Annapolis is one of five fast-attack submarines forward-deployed in the Pacific. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines serve as the backbone of the Navy's submarine force, ensuring readiness and agility in safeguarding maritime interests around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

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The U.S. Navy Needs 66 Nuclear Attack Submarines. By 2030 It May Have 46 — and China Is Watching

The U.S. Navy needs 66 attack submarines. By 2030 it may have 46 — it's retiring them faster than its two overstretched shipyards can...

Steve BalestrieriJune 18, 2026

USS Boise (SSN 764) enters Souda Bay, Greece, during a scheduled port visit Dec. 23, 2014. Boise, a Los Angeles-class submarine, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey M. Richardson/Released)

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The U.S. Navy Spent $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine That’s 22% Fixed. It Just Gave Up. The Sub Hasn’t Dived Since 2015.

One of the United States Navy’s youngest nuclear-powered (for its class, at least) attack submarines will be inactivated, despite millions of dollars dedicated to...

Caleb LarsonApril 14, 2026

NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 23, 2008) – The Los-Angeles class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) returns to Norfolk following her regularly scheduled deployment. While deployed, Boise participated in five anti-submarine warfare exercises with several European Allies and performed two missions that supported Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet objectives and national security interests of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Todd A. Schaffer / Released)

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‘It Can’t Dive’: The U.S. Navy Wasted 11 Years and $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine They Never Fixed

The Trump administration just walked away from a major submarine repair because the economics (and the painful reality) no longer made sense. This move...

Brandon WeichertApril 13, 2026

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Needs 66 Nuclear Attack Submarines. By 2030 It May Have 46 — and China Is Watching

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Spent $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine That’s 22% Fixed. It Just Gave Up. The Sub Hasn’t Dived Since 2015.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘It Can’t Dive’: The U.S. Navy Wasted 11 Years and $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine They Never Fixed

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