The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its fleet designed to fully integrate male and female sailors. The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class ...

India’s second nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine joined its naval fleet late last month, a move the government says strengthens its nuclear deterrent as New Delhi casts a wary eye at ...

It displaces 7,900 tons underwater, three times more than its ancestor, a World War II Gato-class submarine. A single S9G (the G stands for General Electric) nuclear reactor drives a pump-jet ...

New Jersey's Sandy Hook Bay witnessed the commissioning of the most complex warfare machine ever built in the country — the USS New Jersey, now dubbed as the fastest submarine in the U.S. fleet ...

The Soviet Typhoon-class submarines, made famous by the novel and film The Hunt for Red October, were the largest and most fearsome submarines ever built. Summary and Key Points: The Soviet ...

China has built upon decades of earlier failures to field a growing submarine force. Its attack boats and boomers have grown much quieter and harder to track. The fleet build-up shows the ...

China has recently launched what could be its most advanced diesel-electric submarine, according to a report, as it continues to expand its undersea fleet. There are 48 diesel-electric-powered ...

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina sits in Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The North Carolina is at the shipyard for its depot ...

5. Vanguard-Class Submarine Once the greatest naval power in the world, the British Royal Navy today is a shadow of its former glory. Nevertheless, the British still possess some capabilities that ...

Saturday is her big day. She will be commissioned as the USS New Jersey, a 377-foot long Virginia class nuclear-powered cruise missile fast-attack submarine. She will get a sacred ceremony from ...

Taiwan plans to spend billions of dollars on seven more submarines in the next 14 years. Its first domestically built submarine was unveiled last fall and will undergo sea trials soon. Taiwan ...

A ban on women serving on US submarines was lifted in 2010, leading to hundreds joining the service. Future US submarines will be gender-neutral, addressing privacy and space issues for co-ed crews.