Somewhere beneath the surface of the world’s oceans, a nuclear-armed submarine is on patrol right now — its exact location unknown to everyone except a handful of people with the highest security ...

The U.S. Navy has moved the W93/Mk7 nuclear warhead and reentry system into Engineering and Manufacturing Development after ...

The U.S. Navy described the unusual hull swap as part of a long-term modernization strategy intended to concentrate newer Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines at Bangor before Columbia-class ...

The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is pushing toward a first delivery that the service now expects between October 2028 and February 2029, roughly 12 to 16 months ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Navy has set a goal of fielding the first of its Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines by 2028, but doing so will be an enormous challenge, the service’s new ...

Summary: The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) are set to replace the aging Ohio-class, ensuring the U.S. Navy maintains its sea-based nuclear deterrent into the 2080s. -These new ...

The Trident II can carry multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles and features a celestially-aided inertial navigation system. What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarines, ...