The Columbia boats will certainly be well worth their hefty price tag whenever they are introduced. The US Navy’s upcoming Columbia-class submarines are facing delays of up to 18 months, as the ...

The United States has reached a milestone in building the Navy’s first next-generation submarine equipped with nuclear missiles as it races to modernize its air-, land- and sea-based strategic forces ...

The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) aims to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. Since 2013, ...

The bow of the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) left Newport News Shipbuilding this week and is en route to General Dynamics Electric Boat, where the submarine will be assembled and tested, ...

General Dynamics Electric Boat has taken delivery of the bow section of the future USS District of Columbia at its Groton shipyard, a major milestone as it aims to complete the $16.1 billion ballistic ...

The enormous bow section of the nation’s first Columbia class ballistic missile submarine has been delivered to General Dynamics Electric Boat, marking a key production milestone as the Groton ...

The Columbia class is slated to enter service in 2031—with very little room for error, as its predecessor, the Ohio-class SSBN, will be retired starting in 2017. General Dynamics Electric Boat, a ...

Entering 2026, Electric Boat got its replacement — a floating dry dock the length of two football fields that will serve as ...