From Business Insider: We took a rare tour of one of the US Navy’s most dangerous warships — nicknamed the ‘Sledgehammer of Freedom’

TThe USS John Warner, a Virginia-class attack submarine commissioned in 2015, is the US’s third-newest sub. We got the chance to tour the Warner as...

From the New London Day: More subs if Trump signs $700B defense bill, but funding uncertain

Awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature is a bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions for Connecticut’s submarine industrial base and more...

From Breaking Defense: Industry Can Build 355 Ships, But Which Ones?

WASHINGTON: Sure, American industry can build the 355-ship fleet both Trump and the admirals want, three former Navy Secretaries said today. We can even build...

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: Navy Only Interested in Stable 2-A-Year Attack Boat Build Rate Despite Congressional Authority to Buy More

THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s undersea warfare division is eyeing a stable two-a-year attack submarine rate to reach its ultimate goal of a 66-SSN fleet,...

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: Virginia-Class Program Aiming for 3-Month Post-Shakedown Availabilities to Deliver Subs to Fleet Faster

The Virginia-class submarine program office is looking to get its attack boats out to the fleet faster through shortening the post-shakedown availability period to just...

From the New London Day: $700B defense bill deal includes more subs

A deal has been reached on a whopping $700 billion defense policy bill for fiscal year 2018 that would allow for increased attack submarine production....

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: VADM Johnson: Navy Must Reliably Execute 60-Month Attack Sub Construction Before Upping Build Rates

The Navy and industry must prove they can reliably build a Virginia-class attack submarine in just 60 months before talks start about increasing the quantity...

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Sub On Schedule, Down to $7.2 Billion Apiece

The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program (SSBN-826) is coming down in cost and staying on schedule despite an early challenge, program officials said last week....