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The U.S. Navy’s Ohio-Class Submarine Mess Is Just Getting Started

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is facing a massive "capability gap" as its four powerful Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGNs) are set to retire by 2028. -These four vessels carry an ...
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This Submarine Was The First Of Its Class To Fire Tomahawks In Combat, And Now It's Retiring

For decades, the United States Navy's Ohio-class nuclear submarines were the best unused weapons in the U.S. arsenal. This is because the Ohio-class was designed for one purpose: to deliver its ...
The National Interest

The USS Ohio Is Being Replenished in the Land Down Under

Although all of the US Navy’s nuclear submarines have virtually unlimited range, the crews still need to be fed, and the submarines periodically need to undergo maintenance. To ensure that the boats ...
Stars and Stripes

Deterrence is the best defense: Why submarine readiness matters now, needs predictive AI

Last month, the Navy conducted four scheduled test launches of unarmed Trident II D5 missiles from an Ohio-class submarine off Florida’s east coast. Some observers read the timing as quiet signaling ...
KREM

Navy's most powerful weapons are submarines based in Puget Sound

The U.S. Navy's Trident submarines are defenders of freedom, silent stalkers, and one of the most powerful weapons on the planet. And for 40 years, they've been residing in Puget Sound’s backyard. The ...
The National Interest

USS Ohio Submarine Spotted in Australia

The Navy’s fleet of Ohio-class boats represents the largest submarines ever constructed for the service. The Ohio-class SSGNs are capable of carrying 154 Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAMs) in ...