The US Navy's Columbia-class SSBNs will be central to the US nuclear deterrent once in service.

The Navy on Wednesday awarded General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Corp. a $15.38 billion modification in more Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine ...

What You Need to Know: A recent paper from the UK-based Council on Geostrategy calls for the Royal Navy to acquire an additional Dreadnought-class submarine, reconfigured as a cruise missile submarine ...

Beijing is working to ramp up production of nuclear-powered attack boats and incorporate larger numbers of guided-missile ...

June 13, 2025: China recently did something unusual, they revealed details of their 8,000-ton Type 094 nuclear powered SSBN. This ballistic missile carrying boat is 135 meters long and 13 meters wide ...

September 28, 2025: Recently, the Russian Northern Fleet received another Borei-A class SSBN, making eight of these nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines in service. The Russian Navy is more ...

Summary and Top Line Points: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarines are set to replace the aging Ohio-class submarines, with the lead ship, USS Columbia (SSBN-826), expected to be delivered by 2027 ...