The Columbia class is slated to enter service in 2031—with very little room for error, as its predecessor, the Ohio-class ...

Lawmakers are allowing the Navy flexibility in how it purchases the next two aircraft carriers and five ballistic missile submarines, according to the text of the defense policy bill. The Fiscal Year ...

The admiral who leads the U.S. Navy submarine forces was tapped to head a new position that will oversee American submarine ...

February 27, 2025: SSBNs are nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines. The Russian Navy is more than halfway through its SSBN upgrade and refurbishment program. Currently Russia has fifteen SSBNs ...

Now and foreseeably, the United States dominates undersea submarine warfare. No other country gets near to America in the ...

What You Need to Know: A recent paper from the UK-based Council on Geostrategy calls for the Royal Navy to acquire an additional Dreadnought-class submarine, reconfigured as a cruise missile submarine ...

June 13, 2025: China recently did something unusual, they revealed details of their 8,000-ton Type 094 nuclear powered SSBN. This ballistic missile carrying boat is 135 meters long and 13 meters wide ...

India is readying to commission its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridhaman, enhancing its sea-based nuclear deterrent capabilities.

Summary: The British government is investing in the Dreadnought-class SSBN submarines to revitalize the Royal Navy and maintain a credible nuclear deterrent. -These submarines, set to enter service in ...

India will commission nuclear ballistic submarine INS Aridaman 'very soon', Navy chief says. The SSBN boosts India’s nuclear triad and regional deterrence.