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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. Orr5 days ago

Astute-Class Submarine BAE Systems Photo

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Australia Has No Official ‘Plan B’ If AUKUS Submarines Run Late. Some Want the B-21 Raider or Maybe Even the F-47 NGAD

AUKUS is best known for promising Australia nuclear-powered submarines: rotating U.S. and UK boats, Virginia-class SSNs in the 2030s, then SSN-AUKUS. But U.S. yards...

Harrison KassSeptember 22, 2026

Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN-777) sails during the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terrin Hartman)

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‘As Quiet As a Baby Dolphin’: The Royal Navy’s Astute-Class Submarine Is One of the Best on Earth and Actually Compares to a US Navy Nuclear Virginia-Class Sub

Two NATO navies, two nuclear attack submarines, one argument. Britain's Astute class, built by BAE Systems at Barrow-in-Furness, displaces 7,800 tons, carries 38 weapons,...

Christian D. OrrSeptember 16, 2026

(March 20, 2010) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) departs Souda Bay after a routine port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)

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‘Hard to Replace’: The Nuclear 688I Los Angeles-Class Submarine’s Greatness Might Be the US Navy’s Real Problem

The 688I Los Angeles-Class boats were built to hunt Soviet submarines and surface ships in a war with the Soviet Navy. That war never...

Brandon WeichertAugust 27, 2026

Dry Dock At Pearl Harbor for U.S. Navy Submarines

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SSN(X): The US Navy’s $8,000,000,000 Future Nuclear Attack Submarine Just Got Punted Far Into the Future and Is Starting To Become a Giant Headache

Initial Navy estimates put the SSN(X) at roughly $5.8 billion per submarine. The Congressional Budget Office is less optimistic, with a 2025 estimate ranging...

Isaac SeitzAugust 17, 2026

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

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The US Navy’s New 10,000 Ton SSN(X) Nuclear Attack Submarine Will Cost $8,700,000,000 Per Sub But Might Never Get Built as the Shipyards Are Full

SSN(X) is the Navy’s planned successor to the Virginia-class attack submarine. The service wants Seawolf speed and payload, Virginia quieting, and Columbia-class availability. First...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2009) The Seawolf-class submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21), bottom, Japanese destroyer JS Oonami (DD 111), left, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steam in formation during a photo exercise following a successful Under Sea Warfare Exercise involving the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and other naval vessels operating in the 7th Fleet. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman/ Released)

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The US Navy Wanted to Spend $44,000,000,000 on 29 Nuclear Seawolf-Class Attack Submarines. The Navy Only Got 3 and Can’t Build Any More

The US Navy Cut Seawolf From 29 Boats to Three. The Attack-Submarine Gap Never Closed: The Seawolf-class attack submarine was designed to replace the...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

Virginia-Class Submarine SSN Creative Commons

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Australia’s 6 Collins-Class Submarines Leaked, Overheated and Ran Loud. They Have to Last Another Decade and It Won’t Be Easy

Australia's six Collins-class boats were the first submarines the country built at home, and were troubled almost from the outset — leaking gaskets, seawater...

Caleb LarsonAugust 14, 2026

The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785) is moved to Newport News Shipbuilding's floating dry dock in preparation for the Sept. 6 christening. A team of shipbuilders spent about eight hours to move the submarine from the facility where it was assembled to the dock. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen/Released)

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The US Navy Has New Plans for a Secret Nuclear Virginia-Class Spy Submarine

The US Navy has confirmed that one Virginia-class Block V nuclear submarine will receive a specialized configuration, although it has not publicly identified which...

Brandon WeichertAugust 12, 2026

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The US Navy Is Losing 4 Ohio-Class Nuclear Submarines with 616 Tomahawk Missiles. It Will Take 22 New Virginia-Class to Replace Them

The Navy will lose 1,316 Tomahawk-capable launch positions from seven cruisers and three Ohio SSGNs before new Virginia SSGNs arrive.

Harry J. KazianisAugust 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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Australia Has No Official ‘Plan B’ If AUKUS Submarines Run Late. Some Want the B-21 Raider or Maybe Even the F-47 NGAD

Aerospace & Defense

‘As Quiet As a Baby Dolphin’: The Royal Navy’s Astute-Class Submarine Is One of the Best on Earth and Actually Compares to a US Navy Nuclear Virginia-Class Sub

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‘Hard to Replace’: The Nuclear 688I Los Angeles-Class Submarine’s Greatness Might Be the US Navy’s Real Problem

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SSN(X): The US Navy’s $8,000,000,000 Future Nuclear Attack Submarine Just Got Punted Far Into the Future and Is Starting To Become a Giant Headache

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The US Navy’s New 10,000 Ton SSN(X) Nuclear Attack Submarine Will Cost $8,700,000,000 Per Sub But Might Never Get Built as the Shipyards Are Full

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The US Navy Wanted to Spend $44,000,000,000 on 29 Nuclear Seawolf-Class Attack Submarines. The Navy Only Got 3 and Can’t Build Any More

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Australia’s 6 Collins-Class Submarines Leaked, Overheated and Ran Loud. They Have to Last Another Decade and It Won’t Be Easy

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The US Navy Has New Plans for a Secret Nuclear Virginia-Class Spy Submarine

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The US Navy Is Losing 4 Ohio-Class Nuclear Submarines with 616 Tomahawk Missiles. It Will Take 22 New Virginia-Class to Replace Them

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