The most dangerous time to them is the 2030s when the Columbias become operational and the Ohios become non-operational, said Rear Adm. Scott Pappano, and the margin is now determined by a fraction of ...

What does it mean to have a high-priority shipbuilding project in the Navy that takes ages to come to fruition despite years ...

General Dynamics Electric Boat has taken delivery of the bow section of the future USS District of Columbia at its Groton shipyard, a major milestone as it aims to complete the $16.1 billion ballistic ...

A $2.3 billion Navy contract is intended to speed up the purchase and construction of five of the service’s newest class of ballistic missile submarines, a program plagued by cost overruns and delays.

Groton — In ceremonies Wednesday at its Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, R.I., Electric Boat marked construction of the future USS Wisconsin, the second of the Columbia-class ballistic ...

The Columbia-class submarine outstrips its predecessor, the Ohio class, in many ways—but falls short in one conspicuous one. America’s naval shipyards are a mess—and have been for many years. US ...