Retirement of US Navy Ohio-class SSGN Now Only Two Years Away
The long anticipated retirement of the US Navy's Ohio-class guided missile submarines is now only two years away...
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First Woman to Serve as a U.S. Submarine XO Reports for Duty
On November 12, Lt. Cmdr. Amber Cowan became the first woman to serve as executive officer (XO) of a U.S. Navy submarine.
U.S. Navy SSBN USS Wyoming Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE SLBMs
The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled, two-missile test flight of unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missiles from USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)...
U.S. Navy’s Ohio Class Submarine To Get New Hypersonic Weapons
The U.S. Navy's four Ohio Class SSGNs may soon receive new hypersonic missiles which could transform their capabilities. H I Sutton explains why.
Ohio-class SSBN USS Maine Tests 2nd Trident II D5LE Missile
The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled one-missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Western Test Range off the coast of San Diego, California, on February 16, 2020.
Ohio-class SSBN USS Maine successfully tests Trident II D5LE missile
The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled, one-missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Maine (SSBN 741), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Western Test Range off the coast of San Diego, California, Feb. 12.
W76-2 low-yield warhead deployed on US Navy SSBN submarines
The U.S. Department of Defense on Feb. 4 confirmed in a statement that U.S. Navy had fielded W76-2 low-yield submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) warhead, adding that this capability would strengthen deterrence and support U.S. commitment to extended deterrence.
US Navy sets up new PEO for the Columbia-class Program
The US Navy announced on March 6 the establishment of Program Executive Office Columbia (PEO CLB) to focus entirely on the Navy’s number one acquisition priority.