The Delta-class submarines emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s as a response to the evolving demands of the Cold War arms race.The Soviet Union sought to counter the United States’ growing fleet ...

The Delta III class represented the next real jump in capabilities. Displacing 18000 tons, these boats carried sixteen R-29R missiles, each of which could include up to seven Multiple Independent ...

The missile was fired by the Russia Navy’s last remaining Delta-III type ballistic missile submarine, K-44 Ryazan. The high-profile tests, part of a nationwide Thunder-2019 nuclear drill were ...

A single U.S. Navy submarine launched over two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles into Iran, striking a nuclear ...

Aside from the seven Delta IVs, one Delta-III-class submarine, Ryazan, is also in service. All Delta IVs are currently serving in Russia's Northern Fleet, while the lone Delta III serves with the ...

In 1987, China became the fifth country after commissioning a Xia class submarine, ... Knyaz Vladimir, is scheduled to enter service this year), six 18,200-ton Delta IV class SSBNs, ...

The first Block III Virginia-class Submarine, the USS North Dakota, was delivered last year. On Dec. 22, 2008, the Navy awarded a contract for eight Virginia-class submarines.

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) sits in Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility on Sept. 5, 2024.

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN-780) on May 31, 2018. US Navy Photo. The Navy’s next-generation attack submarine program may cost $69 billion more than the service is ...

The Delta-class submarines emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s as a response to the evolving demands of the Cold War arms race.The Soviet Union sought to counter the United States’ growing fleet ...

2 /2 JUSTICE VANNATTA / U.S. NAVY / SEPT. 4 Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina enters Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.