Dan Caine, didn't specify which submarine was involved, and the Navy and the Office of the Secretary of Defense declined to discuss it because of operational security concerns.The term "guided-missile ...

Senior officers in China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) have openly expressed concerns that their submarine force is ...

The US Navy's oldest active submarine — the missile-packed USS Ohio — is back in action for unrestricted ops in the Pacific. ... The USS Ohio was converted into an SSGN from 2002 to 2006.

There are 14 guided-missile submarines (SSBN) that carry nuclear weapons, and four ballistic missile submarines (SSGN). The Navy's fleet of SSGNs is configured to carry cruise missiles instead of ...

The USS Florida (SSGN 728), USS Michigan (SSGN 727), and the USS Georgia (SSGN 729) were all mission-ready by 2007. All four SSGNs make up half of the Navy’s submarine fleet vertical launch ...

Commander Rick Moore, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force spokesperson, told Newsweek: "Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGN) provide the U.S. Navy with unprecedented strike and special ...

The Navy also clarified there would be "no impact to operations" due to the dismissal. The Trident submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) on October 7, 2004, off the coast of Southern California ...

US Navy Submarines: What Does 'SLBM' Stand For? ... The first four of the class were converted into guided missile submarines (SSGN), which don't carry nuclear weapons anymore.

The American SSGN program began when the United States navy decided to replace fourteen Cold War vintage Ohio class SSBNs. These nuclear submarines are armed with ballistic missiles. The new Columbia ...

Before the US Navy named their submarines for American cities, ... And back when US submarines were named for fish, SSGN-587 bore the name Halibut, the mild-flavored flatfish.

The US Navy is trying to ease a projected 17-month delay of its newest intercontinental ballistic missile submarine, the USS District of Columbia, according to the acting chief of naval operations.