Military submarines are out there, lurking under the water, ready for action, but how long can they stay down there? It's ...

The 1994 Nuclear Posture Review determined that ... Therefore, the Navy decided to transform four Ohio-class submarines into conventional land attack and SOF platforms. This allowed the Navy ...

The U.S.'s Ohio-class submarines were purpose-built to carry 20-24 UGM-133 Trident II D5 missiles, each of which can carry a variety of nuclear warheads. This ensures that any Ohio-class sub can ...

BWX Technologies secures $2.1B to supply advanced nuclear reactors for the US Navy’s next-generation submarines and ...

The Trident II can carry multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles and features a celestially-aided inertial ...

The following is the Feb. 5, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile ...

six-month deployments to maintain a survivable nuclear deterrent. The 14 Ohio-class SSBNs can carry up to 24 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with multiple independently-targeted ...

which will replace the aging Ohio class, which is part of the nation's nuclear deterrence triad of submarine- and land-based missiles and nuclear bombers.

There are up to 24 missiles on each Ohio class and 16 missiles on each Vanguard class, with each missile carrying multiple, independently targetable nuclear warheads. The US Ohio submarines are ...