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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 Senate has confirmed an admiral to serve in a new position to oversee the U.S. submarine production, according to a ...
Wins on 3D printing components has the service anticipating that additive manufacturing will continue to reshape how it ...
In August 2022, the USS Florida, a nuclear guided-missile submarine, deployed for one of the longest submarine patrols in U.S. Navy history. It returned to its homeport in July 2024, amounting to a ...
The Navy's investing almost half a billion dollars on a new, Palantir-powered AI system for shipbuilding. Ship OS sped up the workflow for submarine jobs. This capability is starting with private and ...
The U.S. Navy is expected to give General Atomics flight clearance for anti-submarine warfare operations using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAS.
As President Donald Trump considers a major strike on Iran after discussions about limiting that nation’s nuclear program and ballistic missile production haven’t progressed, the US military has ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Handout image from South Korea's Navy of the Jang Yeongsil submarine that launched on October 22, 2025 in Geoje, South Korea. - ...
A triad of SSGs, SSKs, and SSNs would comprise a forbidding implement of access denial for the US Navy in the Indo-Pacific. Still, it’s worth restating the case for diesels from time to time. Ambient ...
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of US President Donald Trump to do just that. CNN — Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea ...