The United Kingdom’s sole nuclear deterrent rests in the silent depths of the ocean aboard four Vanguard-class submarines. -These are arguably the most complex machines ever built by Britain, designed ...

Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program, the designated replacement for the aging Ohio-class ...

The Pentagon wants to tap a three-star officer to lead the Navy’s submarine construction effort under Deputy Secretary of ...

This rendering shows what the completed USS Wisconsin will look like in about three years. The more-than-$9 billion ...

October 7, 2007: Google earth pictures appear to show a second and third Chinese Type 094 class SSBN (Ballistic Missile Nuclear Submarines, or "boomer") being completed in a shipyard. The Google Earth ...

"As the Trident submarine class retired -- and they will start to retire in 2029 -- we were going to bring in the SSBN (X)," Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the Navy's top officer, said in a Feb. 16 ...

The Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) makes her way through Cumberland Sound to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Florida is the second of four SSBN submarines to be ...

The submarine is one of four in the French Navy with the "SSBN" classification, indicating the capability of firing nuclear ballistic missiles underwater. It is fitted with 16 launching tubes and ...

The submarines expected to carry women initially would be the larger ones -- nuclear-powered, missile-carrying submarines known as SSBN and SSGN, the official said." ...

From Commander, Submarine Group 10 Public Affairs Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command announced via naval message May 18 that the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) is th… ...

January 15, 2013: A year ago Russia announced that its SSBNs (nuclear powered ballistic missile boats) would resume long range "combat patrols" within a year. On schedule, the Russian Navy finally ...