For most of the submarines' military history, launching a missile of any kind was out of the question. Subs were primarily used throughout much of the 20th century as covert anti-ship vessels capable ...

L. David Marquet is a former United States Navy Captain and author who served in the submarine force for nearly three decades. Graduating top of class from the United States Naval Academy in 1981 ...

In warfare, the threat from the air is so great that measures are taken to counter it from the land and sea as well as the sky. Anti-aircraft weapons have taken a wide range of forms, from the gun ...

PITTSFIELD — General Dynamics Mission Systems has received a $300 million "follow-on" contract from the U.S. Navy to continue work on fire control systems and subsystems for nuclear ballistic missile ...

The US expects more contested operations for guided missile submarines such as USS Ohio , shown here operating off the coast of Guam. (Janes/Michael Fabey) Having noted the effectiveness of guided ...

The SIB-25 study looked at a fuller range of work the submarine-industrial base will be asked to do in the coming years and the funding it will need. (Jim Cleveland/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy hopes to save money and time by leveraging industry investments as it replaces its Ohio-class nuclear-armed submarines with the Virginia-class attack submarines ...