The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

Equipped with MK48 heavy torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles, fast-attack subs like the Virginia-class can rain terror on ...

The U.S. Navy is accelerating upgrades to its Block V Virginia-class submarines to replace the firepower lost when its four ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Iowa (SSN 797), in a traditional ceremony held ...

USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, ...

The U.S. Navy officially welcomed its newest Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine to the fleet Saturday with the ...

The USS Iowa (SSN 797) — the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the U.S. state — was commissioned in a ceremony on ...

The rain-soaked event featured many Navy officials ... “They move me, humble me, inspire me.” The Virginia-class submarine, six years in the making, was christened in June 2023 by Christie ...

The SSN 797 submarine offers quiet movement, and it's equipped with sensitive sonar to track other subs and warships. The ...

Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa man the rails during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. (John Narewski/U.S. Navy) The Navy formally ...

The new Navy submarine, a nuclear-powered Virginia-class vessel, is the first submarine to be named for the state.