Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa man the rails during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. (John Narewski/U.S. Navy) The Navy formally ...

The submarine recently moved its home port from Hawaii to Guam, the first forward deployment of a Virginia-class submarine. "In time of conflict, that is where we replenish, repair and rearm ...

Virginia-class submarines are designed to support special operations, anti-submarine and surface ship warfare missions. Electric Boat serves as the prime contractor on the Virginia-class submarine ...

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana returned last week to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., after six months and 42,000 nautical miles on deployment. “It’s great to be ...

Virginia-class submarines are the most advanced fast-attack submarines in the world. The contract concerns the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) upgrade to the fast-attack submarine that aims for an ...

The USS Iowa is the 24th Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned and the first specifically designed to accommodate women. The ban on women serving aboard submarines was lifted in 2010 under ...

Groton-based submarine manufacturer General Dynamics ... purchase “long lead time materials” for a future group of Virginia-class submarines. The acquisition of the materials is part of ...

According to Electric Boat, the Virginia-class submarines are designed from the keel up for a full range of 21st-century mission requirements, including anti-submarine and surface ship warfare and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) received a $70 million contract award from General Dynamics Electric Boat for the production of Virginia Payload Module (VPM ...