Japan's undersea warfare strengths, from quiet signatures to chokepoint control, could disrupt China's naval plans near ...

The Navy’s first fully gender-integrated submarine joined the fleet with changes to reflect an increase of women sailors serving in positions that were previously off limits. The biggest change? More ...

Unlike large vessels traveling on the ocean's surface or most other vehicles on the planet, military submarines do not have windows. A submarine's commander can't tell their helmsman to hang a right ...

Satellite imagery discovered a new submarine in a Chinese shipyard as China, which has the world's largest navy by hull count, expands and modernizes its naval fleet. The Chinese Defense Ministry did ...

The USS New Jersey made waves when it was commissioned — the first submarine in the U.S. Navy's fleet designed specifically with women in mind. It is Machinist Mate Kianna Gonzalez's first submarine. ...

WASHINGTON — The first submarine fully integrated for mixed gender crews will join the Navy fleet next week during a commissioning ceremony in its namesake state of New Jersey. The future USS New ...

Submarines began navigating the depths before the 1900s, and they've advanced considerably in all that time. Modern military subs are stealthy, nearly silent killers roaming below the waves, and the U ...

A United States fast-attack submarine has joined the Pacific Fleet following refurbishment and modernization as the Pentagon faces growing naval challenges from its rival, China. U.S. Navy Rear ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed a new USS Iowa into its service this weekend. The new nuclear submarine, SSN-797, was commissioned on Saturday, April 5, not in Iowa, but at the Naval Submarine Base New London ...

Ban would force thousands of sailors to quit smoking ahead of monthslong tours. April 8, 2010— -- Life aboard a submarine may soon get a little harder to take for thousands of sailors. The Navy ...