The vast Pacific Ocean conceals one of America’s most advanced strategic assets: the Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine.
The U.S. will sell Australia three in-service Virginia-class submarines, pivoting from the planned acquisition of one new and ...
The Indo-Pacific has become the world’s most strategically contested waters, where submarine capabilities can tip the balance ...
Australia will only buy second-hand Virginia nuclear-powered submarines from the US during the AUKUS stopgap phase, with some ...
NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 14, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) prepares to moor alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) onboard ...
The decision to acquire three secondhand Virginia-class submarines resolves a major fleet standardisation issue, but it also ...
There was relief in naval circles on three continents recently when President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. is moving “full steam ahead” on the AUKUS security agreement that sends state-of-the-art ...
Following the recent announcement that Australia would acquire three submarines already in US service rather than two used submarines and one new one, AUKUS has again dominated headlines. AUKUS is a ...