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The Columbia-class submarine outstrips its predecessor, the Ohio class, in many ways—but falls short in one conspicuous one.

From nuclear-armed giants to stealthy hunters, a handful of Russian submarines are built specifically to carry some of the ...

The new dry dock, designated “Atlas” was announced as received by General Dynamics Electric Boat’s primary shipyard in Groton ...

Submarines are a vital part of the United States Navy, but there is one in particular that stayed at sea for 727 days. Here's ...

General Dynamics Electric Boat picked up a $1.3 billion contract this week to buy materials needed to build nuclear-powered attack submarines for the Navy, the company and U.S. Department of Defense ...

Its common for the U.S. Navy to reuse ship names, and the newest nuclear submarine in the fleet was named after an important ...

The Virginia-class submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) heads up the Thames River toward Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten A ...

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General Dynamics Electric Boat held a keel laying for the Virginia-class submarine Tang (SSN 805) at its facility in Quonset Point, North Kingstown, R.I. The submarine will be the third ship in the ...

GROTON, Conn. (AP) — The union for about 2,500 submarine designers at Electric Boat in Connecticut has tentatively agreed to a new contract with the company, averting a strike that would have begun ...

You could fit more than 2,000 Rhode Islands inside Australia, which has 25 times the Ocean State's population and even more kangaroos. But you won't find any nuclear submarines Down Under, and the ...