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The US Navy’s SSN(X) submarine program is slowly sinking
The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has ...
Wins on 3D printing components has the service anticipating that additive manufacturing will continue to reshape how it builds and repairs ships.
In August 2022, the USS Florida, a nuclear guided-missile submarine, deployed for one of the longest submarine patrols in U.S. Navy history. It returned to its homeport in July 2024, amounting to a ...
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Will the USS Connecticut Submarine Finally Return to Duty This Year?
Following a disastrous underwater collision, the Connecticut was originally scheduled to complete repairs in 2025—but its return was pushed back to this year, and could be further delayed.
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