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Columbia-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Biggest Nuclear Missile Submarine Ever Has 2 Big Problems
The U.S. Navy’s critical Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is facing significant delays and cost overruns.
The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) aims to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. Since 2013, ...
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727 Days on Patrol: A Navy Nuclear Ohio-Class Missile Submarine ‘Broke All the Rules’
Key Points and Summary – USS Florida (SSGN-728) wrapped a staggering 727-day deployment (Aug 2022–Jul 2024), spanning 5th, ...
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This Submarine Was The First Of Its Class To Fire Tomahawks In Combat, And Now It's Retiring
When some Ohio-class submarines were retrofitted with non-nuclear Tomahawk missiles instead, this one sub was the first to fire them in combat.
The multi-year deal to buy 15 nuclear submarines for the U.S. Navy that has been delayed by negotiations over ballooning costs of labor and material could be wrapped up by the end of the year, HII ...
Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine Wisconsin, welds her initials into the ship's keel during a keel-laying ceremony Aug. 27, 2025. Supervising is ...
The U.S. Navy has a massive submarine fleet, and every vessel is nuclear-powered. It's been that way since the submarine force fully modernized with nuclear power with the decommissioning of its last ...
The United States has disclosed the movements of its submarines—armed with nuclear missiles—for the second time this month, demonstrating its deterrent capability. The Submarine Group Ten, which ...
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