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.

HII announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) to the U.S. Navy. More than 10,000 shipbuilders from NNS and ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) to the U.S. Navy. The submarine is the 12th Virginia-class ...

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) to the U.S. Navy. The submarine is the 12th Virginia-class vessel delivered by ...

The future Virginia class attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) participated in sea trials in October 2025. The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the submarine from NNS on Nov. 21. HII photo The ...

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WASHINGTON — A coalition of Navy veterans is seeking an expansion of health care and disability benefits for toxic exposures linked to gases, chemicals and biological contaminants aboard submarines.