The U.S. Navy's submarine capabilities are still considered superior, but Beijing is working hard to catch up.

After WWII, the Soviet Union explored amphibious assault submarines intended to deliver troops and vehicles behind enemy lines, including Arctic operations under ice. Concepts evolved from Project 621 ...

The Osborne yard will have fabrication, outfitting, and consolidation areas, plus facilities for testing, launching and ...

The Australian Government has announced a $310 million payment for the acquisition of long‑lead items from the United Kingdom to support Australia’s future sovereign conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powe ...

Australia has taken a major step in delivering its future nuclear-powered submarine capability by paying Aus$310 million ($220 million) for the first British-built parts of nuclear reactors destined ...

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has announced an increased investment of $310m into the AUKUS program to bolster the ...

The funding will support the manufacture of critical components for nuclear propulsion systems destined for Australia’s first two SSN-AUKUS submarines, which are to be built at Osborne in South ...

Quonset Point employs less than a third of Electric Boat's current workforce, so adding nearly half of its new hires there would represent a significant expansion. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete ...

The new spending is the first payment for Rolls-Royce equipment to be installed in the first AUKUS boats, as Defence Minister Pat Conroy visits his British counterpart in London.

As the Albanese government announces a $3.9 billion downpayment on the shipyard to build Australia’s promised submarines, ...

The 'big blue' crane, built in Manitowoc, is nearing its destination at a US naval base in Washington state after a ...

The USS District of Columbia, the first Columbia-class vessel, was originally slated for completion in 2027—but that timeline was pushed back one year following construction delays.