Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines are designed to replace the aging Ohio-class and sustain America’s most survivable nuclear deterrent for decades.

Currently, the United States Navy has four nuclear submarine classes in service, the Ohio, Los Angeles, Virginia, and Seawolf. When you picture a submarine capable of launching a nuclear missile, you ...

The Columbia-class submarine outstrips its predecessor, the Ohio class, in many ways—but falls short in one conspicuous one. America’s naval shipyards are a mess—and have been for many years. US ...

The US Naval fleet is the strongest in the world, with some of the most capable and iconic ships on the water along with some of the world's most advanced nuclear subs operating strategically around ...

The Pentagon's budget requests include millions to expand facilities at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor for new Columbia-class submarines. The Navy plans to retire two Bangor-based Ohio-class subs, the USS ...

An image of the USS District of Columbia ballistic missile submarine has been making the rounds on LinkedIn. Newport News Shipbuilding's Lead Photographer, Ashley Cowan, can be seen standing next to ...