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NAVAL BASE GUAM (Jan. 18, 2025) – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) transits Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam, Jan. 18, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Minnesota is one of five forward-deployed fast-attack submarines. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines are the backbone of the Navy’s submarine force. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam’s fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine force's forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

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South Korea Is Joining a Club Only Six Countries Belong To — and It’s Aimed Squarely at China and North Korea

South Korea is moving to build nuclear-powered attack submarines for the first time — joining an exclusive club of just six nations that operate...

Harry J. Kazianis1 day ago

PUGET SOUND, Wash. (Sept. 11, 2017) The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) transits the Hood Canal as the boat returns home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Jimmy Carter is the last and most advanced of the Seawolf-class attack submarines, which are all homeported at Naval Base Kitsap. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Smith/Released)

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33 Percent of America’s Rare Seawolf-Class ‘Apex Predator’ Nuclear Attack Submarines Will Be Retired

The USS Connecticut (SSN-22), one of only three Seawolf-class submarines ever built, struck an underwater mountain in the South China Sea in October 2021,...

Reuben JohnsonMay 26, 2026

PUERTO PRINCESSA, Philippines - (Dec. 9, 2018) - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greenville (SSN 772).

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A Russian Submarine Hit a U.S. Navy Attack Sub From Below Weeks After the Cold War Ended, and the Russian Crew Painted a Victory Star on Their Sail

Summary and Key Points: Seven weeks after the Soviet Union dissolved, a Russian Sierra-class submarine designated K-276 Crab surfaced directly beneath the USS Baton...

Harry J. KazianisMay 25, 2026

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Nuclear Attack Submarine USS Scorpion Sank in 1968 With 99 Men Aboard and the U.S. Navy Still Does Not Know Why

Summary and Key Points: The Skipjack-class nuclear attack submarines were the fastest SSNs in the world when they debuted in 1959, capable of 33...

Christian OrrMay 25, 2026

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A U.S. Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Hit An Underwater Mountain Head-on at Flank Speed — And The Pressure Hull Held

Out of all the submarine stories I have worked on in nearly twenty years of defense publishing and running various national security outlets or...

Harry J. KazianisMay 25, 2026

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‘Apex Predator’: France’s Suffren-Class Submarines Can Carry The French Navy’s First Land Attack Cruise Missile Ever

Summary and Key Points: France is building six nuclear-powered Suffren-class attack submarines — alternately called the Barracuda-class in English — to replace the Cold...

Caleb LarsonMay 24, 2026

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) transits Tokyo Bay, April 28, 2026. Montana, homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and assigned to Submarine Squadron 1, is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel G. Providakes)

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Why the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-Class Is the Best Submarine on Earth

“The Dodge Durango of submarines.” That’s how a former U.S. Navy admiral described the Virginia-class attack submarine. The framing is correct by every credible...

Harry J. KazianisMay 21, 2026

Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Sunset

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$9,000,000,000 In U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Were ‘Sunk’ By France’s Tiny Nuclear Submarine

The French Rubis-class submarine is the smallest nuclear-powered attack submarine ever built by any major navy — just 240 feet long, displacing 2,700 tons,...

Harry J. KazianisMay 19, 2026

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‘The Best Submarine on Earth Isn’t American’: The Astute-Class Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

“I am sorry, but the best submarine on Earth isn’t American.” That’s what a former British naval offical told me yesterday. The bias is...

Harry J. KazianisMay 19, 2026

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South Korea Is Joining a Club Only Six Countries Belong To — and It’s Aimed Squarely at China and North Korea

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33 Percent of America’s Rare Seawolf-Class ‘Apex Predator’ Nuclear Attack Submarines Will Be Retired

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A Russian Submarine Hit a U.S. Navy Attack Sub From Below Weeks After the Cold War Ended, and the Russian Crew Painted a Victory Star on Their Sail

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Nuclear Attack Submarine USS Scorpion Sank in 1968 With 99 Men Aboard and the U.S. Navy Still Does Not Know Why

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A U.S. Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Hit An Underwater Mountain Head-on at Flank Speed — And The Pressure Hull Held

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