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The US Navy’s SSN(X) submarine program is slowly sinking

The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has simply attempted to delay their completion dates.
The next-generation SSN(X) submarine will allow the Navy to control contested sea lanes around the world. The U.S. Navy’s next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine is not immune to the shipbuilding ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then-Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti tours a Rhode Island facility responsible for helping make Virginia- and ...
When it comes to nuclear submarines, the U.S. is the undisputed global leader, operating the majority of nuclear submarines in existence today. Besides the United States (which has nearly 70 nuclear ...
Attack submarines are one of the major weapons the U.S. relies on to counter China’s military threat in the Pacific.
The following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS ...