United States military submarines are a crucial component to the country's nuclear triad, wielding the ability to launch ...

An unarmed Trident II D5 Life Extension missile launches from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the coast of Florida during a planned test event from Sept. 17-21. (U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy ...

The Trident II D5LE has an unclassified range of over 7,500 miles and can reach speeds of up to Mach 24. Last week, a Navy ballistic missile submarine tested the US military’s nuclear deterrence ...

Russia continues to flex its naval power in the Pacific as one of its submarines armed with long-range nuclear missiles concluded a three-month deployment in the region. Newsweek has contacted the ...

Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine Wisconsin, welds her initials into the ship's keel during a keel-laying ceremony Aug. 27, 2025. Supervising is ...

The U.S.S. Wisconsin, a new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine, had its keel laying ceremony on August 27th. The Wisconsin is the second submarine in the Columbia-class, which will eventually ...

Of course, the biggest problem facing the Columbia class is the fact that the United States’ naval shipyard capacity is at a historic low—and there are no significant changes underway that could ...

September 28, 2025: Recently, the Russian Northern Fleet received another Borei-A class SSBN, making eight of these nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines in service. The Russian Navy is more ...

A Russian Navy Borei-class submarine was observed Sept. 24, 2025, sailing west through the La Perouse Strait with cruiser RFS Varyag (011) and rescue tug Fotiy Krylov. Japan Joint Staff Office photo A ...