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The US Navy’s SSN(X) submarine program is slowly sinking

The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has simply attempted to delay their completion dates.
Following a disastrous underwater collision, the Connecticut was originally scheduled to complete repairs in 2025—but its return was pushed back to this year, and could be further delayed.
The Senate has confirmed an admiral to serve in a new position to oversee the U.S. submarine production, according to a ...
The following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS ...
The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. It is the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the state of Iowa. “This event ...
HII announced the successful launch of the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division, marking a significant milestone in submarine construction for the U.S.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN ...
As with other US Navy programs, maintenance on the USS Connecticut submarine is running far behind schedule. However, US Navy officials expect the submarine to be operational by 2026. The “object” was ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Sailors aboard ...
Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) during sea trials. Credit: U.S. Navy photo courtesy ...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804) ...