The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New ...

Virginia-class submarine program. The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998, and a total of 40 have been procured through FY2024.

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 ...

“Consistent funding for the supply base is essential to achieve the high-rate production the Navy requires of the entire submarine enterprise.” Virginia-class submarines are designed from the ...

General Dynamics Corporation’s GD business unit, Electric Boat, recently clinched a modification contract involving Virginia Class Block VI submarines. The award has been offered by the Naval ...

Groton-based General Dynamics Electric Boat said Wednesday it has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract modification to purchase long lead time materials for Virginia Class Block VI submarines.

Groton-based submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat announced this week that it had been awarded a contract modification worth about $1.1 billion from the Department of Defense to ...

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 ...