At about 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 21, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine launched over two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles into Iran, striking targeted infrastructure sites ...

Conversion of the USS Ohio into a cruise missile submarine (SGN) began in November 2002. The work was completed in January ...

Key Points and Summary - America’s four Ohio-class SSGNs—each packing up to 154 Tomahawks and room for 66 SEALs—are the Navy’s lowest-risk, highest-leverage strike asset. -After Operation Midnight ...

The US Navy's oldest active submarine is back for operations in the Pacific after a three-year maintenance period. The USS Ohio is a first-in-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine. The ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is facing a massive "capability gap" as its four powerful Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGNs) are set to retire by 2028. -These four vessels carry an ...

For decades, the United States Navy's Ohio-class nuclear submarines were the best unused weapons in the U.S. arsenal. This is because the Ohio-class was designed for one purpose: to deliver its ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarines, designed to replace the aging Ohio-class fleet as a cornerstone of the nuclear triad, face delays of up to 16... Retirement Drama: The ...

Retirement Drama: The fall of the USSR and Cold War’s end reshaped U.S. and Russian nuclear strategies, reflected in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START I & II). These treaties... What You ...

The U.S.S. Wisconsin, a new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine, had its keel laying ceremony on August 27th. The Wisconsin is the second submarine in the Columbia-class, which will eventually ...