The following is the July 9, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Report to Congress on SSN(X) Program .

The USS Newport News arrived in Iceland this week as the US looks to the Arctic with increasing concern amid growing Russian ...

Australia is facing the prospect of a Trump administration review demanding it pay more for the $368 billion AUKUS pact – and ...

US Navy’s SSN(X) submarine faces 2040 delays, risking industrial gaps and undersea warfare dominance amid rising global ...

The Vietnam People’s Navy now operates the largest and most potent submarine force in Southeast Asia, a fleet of six ...

Virginia-class fast attack submarines are some of the newest vessels in the U.S. Navy's arsenal. The contract to build a new propulsion platform was awarded to Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations ...

Western submarines got close around 20-30 years ago. China has been seen as lagging.” Sutton described how the Shang-class may be getting as quiet as some of the U.S. Navy’s quieter subs, ...

Equipped with a twin-rocket motor configuration, it meets varied range requirements with precision and reliability.

SYDNEY, Australia — When Australia made its trumpet-blast announcement that it would build nuclear-powered submarines with the help of the United States and Britain, the three allies said they ...

The science of submarines has grown exponentially since the CSS Hunley sank the USS Housatonic on February 17, 1864. The Hunley was the first military submarine to sink an enemy target, but the ...