Summary and Key Points: Commissioned in 1981, the USS Ohio (SSBN-726) marked a significant advancement in the U.S. Navy's strategic deterrence, being the first of eighteen nuclear-powered Ohio ...

The Typhoon-class submarines were the largest ever built, designed to rival America’s Ohio-class SSBNs during the Cold War.

Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGN) provide the Navy with unprecedented strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform. Armed with tactical ...

The US Navy's oldest active submarine is back for operations in the Pacific after a three-year maintenance period. The USS Ohio is a first-in-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine.

Originally, the USS Ohio was a ballistic missile submarine and was tasked with carrying nuclear warheads as part of the Navy’s maritime nuclear deterrent. The USS Ohio, one of the oldest vessels ...

The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio ...

Since the 1960s, the Ballistic Missile Submarine has been the U.S. Navy’s primary contribution to America’s strategic nuclear “triad” -- which includes U.S. Air Force strategic bombers and ...

Total lifetime cost for the U.S. Navy's new class of ballistic missile subs will be around $100 billion, the US Navy secretary said this week. The U.S. Navy has awarded a $5.1 billion contract ...

The US Navy's oldest active submarine — the missile-packed USS Ohio — is back in action for unrestricted ops in the Pacific ...

The US Navy's oldest active submarine is back for operations in the Pacific after a three-year maintenance period. The USS Ohio is a first-in-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine. The ...