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 following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS ...

Attack submarines are one of the major weapons the U.S. relies on to counter China’s military threat in the Pacific.

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy officially has a new “backbone” of its submarine fleet that is bigger, faster, quieter, and has more endurance and firepower than the Vietnam War-era design it passed by in ...

Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) during sea trials. Credit: U.S. Navy photo courtesy ...