Given the changing nature of warfare, it is essential to strengthen deterrence capabilities across land, air, and sea ...

February 27, 2025: SSBNs are nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines. The Russian Navy is more than halfway through its SSBN upgrade and refurbishment program. Currently Russia has fifteen SSBNs ...

Russia has announced plans to decommission the ballistic-missile submarine Ekaterinburg. That will be the beginning of the end for the subs that have long been the backbone of the Soviet and Russian ...

In Memoriam: Captain Charles Robert MacVean, USN, (Ret.), PhDMarch 22, 1937 – September 10, 2025The book, Blind Man’s Bluff, describes the secret USN submarine operations known as “The Projects.” It ...

This post has been updated to include additional comments on the contract award. The Navy today awarded a $9.47 billion contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat to officially start ...

Not all ballistic missiles submarines are built equal, and neither is all maritime geography. In a recent article at the Bulletin for Atomic Scientists, Owen Cote examines the boomer balance between ...

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) proceeds on the surface to Busan for a port visit while escorted by Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS John Finn (DDG ...

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced earlier this month that the Indian Navy had completed its first sea-based nuclear deterrent patrol it was more of a statement of intent than a ...

Key Points and Summary - In 2010, the U.S. Navy surfaced three Ohio-class SSGN missile submarines across the Indo-Pacific to signal that American undersea strike power could appear anywhere, anytime. ...

India may induct its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) by April or May, with INS Aridhaman expected to be commissioned soon after months of sea trials. The submarine was ...