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SSN 774 Virginia Class Submarine Artist Rendering from U.S. Navy.

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Game Changer: The U.S. Navy’s New Block V Virginia-Class Is Submarine Is Something Russia, China, or Iran Can’t Match

The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class attack submarine just keeps getting deadlier. From fly-by-wire automated navigation to Block V’s massive firepower expansion that triples Tomahawk capacity...

Kris OsbornMay 1, 2026

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Russia Has Titanium Submarines. The U.S. Navy Has None and That’s on Purpose

The Soviet Union built its Sierra-class submarines from titanium—a metal so difficult to weld that workers had to wear spacesuits inside hermetically sealed argon-filled...

Steve BalestrieriMay 1, 2026

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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Hundreds of Tomahawks Gone: The Navy Can’t Retire the Ohio-Class SSGN Submarines Now

The war in Iran and the wide array of persistent global threats indicate that cruise missiles will likely endure into the future. The need...

Kris OsbornApril 29, 2026

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‘We Don’t Have Enough Attack Submarines’: The U.S. Navy Faces a Historic Crisis That Won’t Be Solved Anytime Soon

The U.S. Navy is surging to add as many new Virginia-class attack submarines as quickly as possible, something that has been on the service’s...

Kris OsbornApril 29, 2026

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A $20,000,000,000 U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Was ‘Sunk’ by a $500,000,000 Dutch Submarine

During a massive 1999 NATO exercise, JTFEX/TMDI99, the Dutch submarine HNLMS Walrus penetrated an entire US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and delivered simulated...

Harrison KassApril 28, 2026

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616 Tomahawks, No Replacement: The U.S. Navy’s 4 Ohio-Class SSGNs Are Retiring and Nothing Can Fill the Gap

The Ohio-Class Is Retiring: The Means Fewer Tomahawks: The military is a veritable alphabet soup of acronyms, and this is especially true of the wild,...

Harry J. KazianisApril 28, 2026

POLARIS POINT, Guam (May 7, 2013) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) arrives in Apra Harbor, Guam, to conduct maintenance and liberty. Albuquerque is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey Jay Price/Released)

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‘This Is a Mess’: The Navy’s $8 Billion New SSN(X) Submarine Is Now a Giant Headache

The U.S. Navy’s SSN (X) next-generation attack submarine program, which plans to combine the stealth of the Virginia-class with the firepower of the Seawolf-class,...

Steve BalestrieriApril 28, 2026

SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 7, 2019) The Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2019. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed and when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (Photo by Joel Diller/Released)

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Hundreds of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Now Gone: The U.S. Navy’s Ohio-Class SSGN Submarine Crisis Is Coming

The Ohio-Class Submarine Crisis, Explained: A U.S. Navy guided missile submarine (SSGN) is a lethal war machine that stretches the length of two football...

Kris OsbornApril 26, 2026

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2080 Tomahawk Missiles Gone: The U.S Navy Must Retire the Ohio-class Nuclear Missile Submarines

Ohio-class SSGNs (guided-missile submarines) are nearing their retirement window. Converted from SSBN (ballistic missile) boats in the early 2000s, the Ohio carries a large...

Harrison KassApril 26, 2026

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Game Changer: The U.S. Navy’s New Block V Virginia-Class Is Submarine Is Something Russia, China, or Iran Can’t Match

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia Has Titanium Submarines. The U.S. Navy Has None and That’s on Purpose

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Hundreds of Tomahawks Gone: The Navy Can’t Retire the Ohio-Class SSGN Submarines Now

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘We Don’t Have Enough Attack Submarines’: The U.S. Navy Faces a Historic Crisis That Won’t Be Solved Anytime Soon

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A $20,000,000,000 U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Was ‘Sunk’ by a $500,000,000 Dutch Submarine

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616 Tomahawks, No Replacement: The U.S. Navy’s 4 Ohio-Class SSGNs Are Retiring and Nothing Can Fill the Gap

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‘This Is a Mess’: The Navy’s $8 Billion New SSN(X) Submarine Is Now a Giant Headache

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Hundreds of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Now Gone: The U.S. Navy’s Ohio-Class SSGN Submarine Crisis Is Coming

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2080 Tomahawk Missiles Gone: The U.S Navy Must Retire the Ohio-class Nuclear Missile Submarines

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