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 only thing that’s clear for now is that a potential replacement SSGN will not be its own brand-new ship – the Navy’s Ohio-replacement boomers may only be able to squeak through as it is ...

The Blue crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) returned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Jan. 29 following a regularly scheduled deployment lasting over three ...

Although they declined to name the vessel, a Navy spokesperson told Insider it is a guided-missile sub (SSGN), not a ballistic-missile sub (SSBN), which most of the Ohio-class subs are.

The SSGN Ohio-class is also capable of deploying a Dry Combat Submersible, a miniature submarine that special forces use for stealthy underwater transportation. Each Ohio SSGN costs $3.53 billion ...

The USS Florida is one of four Ohio-class SSGN subs outfitted with cruise missiles for special operations. Its presence in the region is noteworthy in four ways: It provides a submerged launch ...

There are 18 total Ohio-class submarines, 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) and four guided-missile submarines (SSGN). The four SSGNs in the class are: USS Ohio, USS Michigan, USS Florida and ...

Virginias already carry 16 of these, but the SSGN models would have a more respectable 40-42. Fifteen stretched Virginias would carry the same number of cruise missiles but spread among more ships. A ...

Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727) arrived in Busan, South Korea, Friday, the Navy announced. “The port visit in Busan reflects the United States’ commitment to the ...

However, while this SSGN proposal offers strategic value, the UK still faces challenges recycling its decommissioned nuclear submarines, raising questions about the political and financial ...