Key Points and Summary- The US Navy is facing a significant 17-month delay in the delivery of its newest and most critical ...

Amid a dangerous and proliferating global nuclear threat environment, the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Electric Boat held a keel-laying ceremony Saturday morning to mark the beginning of construction for the submarine District of Columbia (SSBN 826), the first of its ...

The following is the Feb. 5, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress.

The U.S. Navy’s first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) will carry not only Trident II D5 nuclear-capable missiles but also MK 48 torpedoes for a variety of missions at sea.

Why the Columbia-Class Submarine Is So Important to the U.S. Navy ... (ORP) or SSBN(X), until 2016, the lead boat of the class (SSBN-826) will be named in honor of the District of Columbia, ...

The Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is now projected to be ready by early 2029, Navy officials told ...

The first two Columbia-class submarines — USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) and USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) — are under construction at Electric Boat facilities in Groton and Quonset Point, R.I ...

April 18, 2024: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia SSBN (ballistic missile submarine) program is an effort to design and build a new class of twelve SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging ...

The Columbia-class submarines will have a service life of more than 40 years and must ... The third option includes modifying the current design of the Columbia-class SSBN with hull ...

Jun. 5—NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Electric Boat held a keel-laying ceremony Saturday morning to mark the beginning of construction for the submarine District of Columbia (SSBN 826), the first of ...

The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio ...