Key Points and Summary – The Ohio-class SSGNs were a post–Cold War judo move: convert four surplus ballistic-missile submarines into covert cruise-missile and special-operations platforms. -Each ...

The four Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGNs) are uniquely powerful assets, offering massive, low-risk strike and special operations capabilities. -Each SSGN can launch up to 154 Tomahawk ...

At about 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 21, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine launched over two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles into Iran, striking targeted infrastructure sites ...

Retirement Drama: The fall of the USSR and Cold War’s end reshaped U.S. and Russian nuclear strategies, reflected in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START I & II). These treaties... What You ...

Cmdr. James Kepper IV relinquished command of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) (Blue) to Cmdr. Joseph Sammur during a change of command ceremony Aug. 14 aboard Na ...

Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor is the only facility in the Pacific that can assemble and distribute Trident II D5 nuclear missiles.

The White House has requested that Congress include $3.93 billion for procurement of a Columbia-class submarine in its consideration of a potential ...

March 3, 2025: Russia has built 64 cruise missile armed SSGN submarines since the 1950s. The U.S. Navy has only built four. These four SSGNs are being retired by the early 2030s. Despite their ...

The USS Ohio’s visit to Brisbane comes in advance of the upcoming 80th anniversary of World War II in the Pacific, and highlights the significance of the Australian city. The submarine joined the ...