The "USS Seawolf" is on deployment to preserve "a free and open Indo-Pacific region," the U.S. Navy has told Newsweek.
The U.S. operates a fleet of more than 50 nuclear-powered fast attack submarines to counter China's naval threat.
Once USS Barb reaches operational capacity with the Navy, the fast-attack sub will undoubtedly play a role in its sea power.
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.
China’s Victory Day parade in September showed off a new, uncrewed submarine the size of a semi-truck — meant to keep tabs on US vessels and seafloor cables — and shined a spotlight on Beijing’s ...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) recently stated that its Newport News Shipbuilding (“NNS”) division has delivered the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) to the U.S. Navy.
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Pentagon confirms submarine sales to Australia

Aerial view of the United States military headquarters, the Pentagon, September 28, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)/File Photo WASHINGTON, United States — The Pentagon said Monday it ...
A defence expert weighs in on whether Europe needs more nuclear-powered submarines amid growing tensions with Russia.
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday after ...