The United Kingdom has requested U.S. aid in generating a common "vertical deployment tube" and other associated weapons ...

Key Points - The US Navy's SSN(X) next-generation attack submarine program faces severe scrutiny due to its extremely high projected cost (between $6.7 to $8 billion per unit) and a delayed service ...

The latest foreign military sales request from the UK has implications for the future of the programme and collaboration ...

Why build a submarine so specialized that no sister ship ever followed? The answer begins with timing. USS Jimmy Carter ...

The Navy’s SSN(X) program was initially revealed in 2014. While the platform is still under development and design plans are likely to change over time, the next-generation submarine class is expected ...

If the US is unable to provide Virginia-class submarines and the UK’s timeline to build the Aukus class falters, Australia could be left with nothing ...

In the designation SSN(X), the “X” means that the exact design of the boat has not yet been determined. The Navy’s FY2024 budget submission envisaged procuring the first SSN(X) in FY2035. The Navy’s ...

A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report highlights just how bad the United States Navy is doing in the shipbuilding department. According to the CRS report from August of this year, the ...

The U.S. Navy's fleet of submarines might be large, but it only has three Seawolf-class attack submarines: The USS Seawolf (SSN 21), the USS Connecticut (SSN 22), and the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23).