USS Minnesota completes first Guam deployment as U.S. Navy expands forward Virginia-class submarine presence in Western Pacific
USS Minnesota returned to Naval Base Guam on July 29 after its first deployment from the island.
USS Minnesota returned to Naval Base Guam on July 29 after its first deployment from the island.
The U.S. Navy awarded $76.6 billion in contract modifications for 14 additional nuclear-powered submarines.
Australian-made submarine-grade steel will be used in U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarines for the first time, marking a new step in AUKUS industrial integration.
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado has completed a scheduled maintenance period at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
Australia will buy three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States under a revised AUKUS plan intended to simplify the country’s nuclear-powered submarine acquisition.
Lockheed Martin Australia has been selected by the Australian government as the preferred combat system integration strategic partner for the country’s future fleet of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines, marking another milestone in the AUKUS programme.
The U.S. Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799) during a ceremony on April 25 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard has undocked the Virginia-class submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785), marking a key milestone in its Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability.
The U.S. Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) during a ceremony held March 28 at Boston Harbor.
Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) was safely undocked on Feb. 26, marking a key milestone in its maintenance and modernization availability.
HII has announced that Newport News Shipbuilding has reached a major construction milestone on the Virginia-class submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802).
HII and Babcock International Group have signed a contract that expands their strategic partnership to increase Virginia-class submarine construction throughput at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.
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