The U.S. Navy has commissioned its second Block IV Virginia-class attack submarine as it retires a growing number of Los Angeles-class submarines and the global threat environment intensifies.
As of December 2024, the United States Navy’s iconic Los Angeles-class submarines, coming in at forty-eight years of age, continue to be the workhorse of America’s submarine force. They were..
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a Virginia-class submarine will be named for the city of Norfolk. The submarine will follow in the footsteps of three former vessels named for ...
The future USS Norfolk (SSN 815), a Virginia-class submarine, honors the city — home to Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest naval station — and three former Navy vessels.