Ohio – The Defense Post

Mar- 2026 -

19 March

An artist rendering of a Columbia-class nuclear submarine breaching the surface. The top half of the submarine can be seen above the water surrounding it.

General Dynamics Lands $15B to Advance Columbia-Class Submarine Program

The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $15.38-billion contract modification to support, sustain, and accelerate the Columbia-class submarine program.

Feb- 2026 -

6 February

Sea

Bea Castañeda

Stealth, Power, Deterrence: Inside the Columbia-Class Submarine

Dive into the Columbia-class submarine, the US Navy’s next-generation ballistic missile platform set to replace the aging Ohio-class.

Nov- 2023 -

7 November

Americas

The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) transits Puget Sound following a 41-month engineered refueling overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Feb. 9, 2023. Louisiana is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian G. Reynolds)

Staff Writer With AFP

US Nuclear Submarine in Middle East for ‘Deterrence’: Pentagon

A US nuclear-powered Ohio-class submarine is in the Middle East to help prevent the Israel-Hamas war from spiraling into a broader conflict.

Nov- 2022 -

10 November

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Considering Ohio-Class Nuclear Sub Service Life Extension

The US Navy could extend the service lives of five Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines to ease the transition to the first Columbia-class vessels.

May- 2022 -

25 May

Americas