The concept of submarine-launched nuclear missiles is not new. Since 1959, the U.S. Navy has fielded such weapons which has ...

“At the end of the Cold War, there were 15,000 supply chain companies across the country feeding the Los Angeles- and Ohio-class submarine programs,” he said, referring to the predecessors of ...

In June 2010, the U.S. Navy conducted a rare display of strength in response to China’s missile testing, surfacing three Ohio ...

In an unusual move, the U.S. Navy disclosed the location of Ohio-class submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) operating in the ...

Eight submariners have been awarded the Medal of Honor while serving aboard submarines, but only one was an enlisted man. He ...

Ohio-class submarines are regarded as among the most advanced and formidable nuclear submarines globally. They are the largest submarines ever built by the United States Navy and ...

As the world’s navies grow, they strengthen below the waves as well as above. Several nations are betting big on submarines.

On May 15, 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, sank while under construction ...

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs is a senior fellow and director of the Keystone Defense Initiative. She specializes in US national defense policy with a focus on strategic deterrence. At the Edge of Empire: A ...

The Chinese navy has not one but two new submarine types. And the latest of the two to break cover may be the most dangerous.

Ballistic missiles are based on the same technology that enables spacecraft launches. A ballistic missile is a rocket launched on a trajectory that causes it to fall back to earth at a designated ...