The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class submarine program faces severe delays, cost overruns, and workforce shortages. -Despite aiming to build two subs per year, production has averaged just 1.2 annually.

The first of the Virginia-class SSNs was commissioned in 2004, with the design constantly updated through to the Block VI and VII iterations.

The latest Block IV Virginia-class submarine, SSN-797, has been commissioned into service with the US Navy (USN) as USS Iowa.

NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 14, 2025) – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) returned to its homeport ...

BAE Systems has secured a $70 million contract to manufacture missile tubes for the U.S. Navy’s Block VI Virginia-class ...

At Naval Shipyard, Sens. Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen urge Trump's new Navy secretary to keep up with China on submarine ...

The US Navy (USN) is facing delivery delays and cost concerns with its programmes to build nuclear-powered submarines and ...

Director of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Adm. Bill Houston, who completed his Command Course training on Collins ...

The latest news on the United States. The United States Navy has officially welcomed the USS Iowa, its newest Virginia-class fast attack submarine, in a commissioning ceremony held Saturday in Groton, ...

Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa ... “Make no mistake, naval warfare is evolving. Where battleships once ruled the seas, it is the silent strength of submarines ...