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The Navy’s Virginia Block V packs Ohio-class firepower into a stealth attack sub

Each Block V Virginia-class submarine can carry up to 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles a loadout that pushes an attack boat into the traditional territory of much larger guided-missile submarines. This one ...
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The Columbia-class submarine’s tight timeline is forcing the Navy to hedge

“The Columbia-class program is building the largest submarines the U.S. Navy has ever put to sea and it still has almost no room for delay.” Intended as the sea-based pillar of U.S. strategic ...
The National Interest

The USS Ohio Just Arrived in the Philippines—and Won’t Be Retired Next Year!

“USN officials have confirmed it appears the SSGNs will not be inactivated during [the 2026] fiscal year as initially planned,” international military analyst firm Janes reported. The two port visits ...
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SSGNs spared fiscal year 2026 decommissionings

USS Ohio , shown here, operating off the coast of Guam, apparently will not be inactivated in FY 2026 as previously planned. (Janes/Michael Fabey) Two Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGNs) ...
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Can the US Save Its Construction Timeline for the Columbia-Class Submarine?

The Columbia-class submarine outstrips its predecessor, the Ohio class, in many ways—but falls short in one conspicuous one.