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US Navy’s SSN(X) Nuclear Attack Submarine Will Hunt Faster, Hit Harder and Launch Its Own Undersea Drones
The US Navy wants its SSN(X) attack submarine to be faster, wider than a Virginia boat and able to launch and control…
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US Navy’s $4.47B Pearl Harbor Submarine Dry Dock Takes Shape as Norfolk Opens $134M Refueling Complex
Norfolk Naval Shipyard has completed a $134 million complex to refuel, defuel and inactivate Ohio- and Virginia-class submarines, while Pearl Harbor’s Dry…
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US Navy Asks Industry to Lay Out Its Next SSN(X) Attack Submarine Using Super Intelligence (AI)
The SSN(X) program office wants industry concepts that use Super Intelligence, the Navy’s new official term for AI, to lay out the…
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US Navy Attack Submarine USS Columbia SSN 771 Arrives at Portsmouth to Extend Its Service Life
USS Columbia (SSN 771) has arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for a Service Life Extension Program overhaul, following Cheyenne and Hampton. The…
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US Shipbuilder HII Wins $32.4B in Third Quarter as Submarine Orders Nearly Fill Its Yards to 2030
HII posted record third-quarter revenue of $3.5 billion and $32.4 billion in new awards, including its share of the Block VI Virginia-class…
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US Navy’s USS Washington Undocks on Schedule at Portsmouth Amid Submarine Maintenance Delays
USS Washington (SSN 787) undocked on schedule at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on October 27, 2026. The second Block III Virginia-class submarine through…
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US Navy Begins AUKUS Submarine Maintenance on USS Colorado With Australian Civilian Technicians
USS Colorado has begun a monthlong AUKUS submarine maintenance period at HMAS Stirling, where more than 30 Australian civilian technicians will service…
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USS Colorado Named First Virginia-Class Submarine for AUKUS Rotational Force in Australia From 2027
USS Colorado (SSN 788) will be the first U.S. Virginia-class submarine assigned to Submarine Rotational Force-West at HMAS Stirling from late 2027,…
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American L3Harris Brings Submarine Power Systems From Every Virginia-Class Boat to Columbia
L3Harris says its power distribution systems and Universal Modular Masts equip every Virginia-class submarine and that its submarine power systems are moving…
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US Navy Awards General Dynamics $194M for SLCM-N Fire Control on Virginia-Class Submarines
General Dynamics Mission Systems has won a $194.1 million Navy modification to engineer the SLCM-N fire control subsystem, linking the planned nuclear-armed…