Speaking at the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium, Adm. Bill Houston said the service is planning for a Block VIII Virginia-class submarine that will extend the program into the 2040s.
the race is on as a pressured US Navy escort force battle off Soviet bomber and submarine attacks on a perilous quest to reinforce NATO defenders in Europe. Meanwhile, in the Persian Gulf, the ...
A fight with China will be a naval war, and after 30 years of budget cuts the number of U.S. submarines and weapons is inadequate for such a confrontation. Today’s Navy has neither the ...