The U.S. Navy's inventory of nuclear submarines is getting ready to expand with an upcoming all-new class of vessels. Here's ...

The first of the new Columbia-class of ballistic missile submarine is tracking for a 2028 delivery due to improvements in ...

The United States may need more Columbia-class submarines to match the capabilities of the current fleet of ballistic missile subs, Adm. Richard Correll, the head of U.S. Strategic Command, said ...

The bow of the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) left Newport News Shipbuilding this week and is en route to General Dynamics Electric Boat, where the submarine will be assembled and tested, ...

Deep beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, America’s submarine fleet operates in near-perfect silence, serving as an ...

A $2.3 billion Navy contract is intended to speed up the purchase and construction of five of the service’s newest class of ballistic missile submarines, a program plagued by cost overruns and delays.

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat, or GDEB, a $15.38 billion contract modification to support continued work on the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program. The ...

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the Connecticut subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor General Dynamics, has received a $15.38 billion Navy contract modification for work on ...

The Columbia class is slated to enter service in 2031—with very little room for error, as its predecessor, the Ohio-class SSBN, will be retired starting in 2017. General Dynamics Electric Boat, a ...