Austal USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal, won the award to build a modular fabrication and outfitting facility for modular components of submarines at its yard in Mobile.

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Other factors include a withered industrial base, with fewer shipyards and thus fewer facilities to build submarines, as well as fewer trained workers. American shipyards are also building three ...

It's unusual for the US to disclose the movement of its submarines, except in cases where the intention is to send a message to adversaries. The Pentagon has flexed its sub activites to the public on ...

India’s second nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine joined its naval fleet ... as countries seek to build missile defenses and conventional strike options that can counter them.” ...

The Soviet Typhoon-class submarines, made famous by the novel and film The Hunt for Red October, were the largest and most fearsome submarines ever built. Summary and Key Points: The Soviet ...

The Seawolf was supposed to be the successor to the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine. Originally, plans called for the U.S. Navy to build 29 Seawolfs over a decade. Eventually, the ...

Taiwan has earmarked billions of dollars to build seven more submarines over the next 14 years as part of efforts to deter potential attacks from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The budget ...

China has built upon decades of earlier failures to field a growing submarine force. Its attack boats and boomers have grown much quieter and harder to track. The fleet build-up shows the ...

BARROW'S shipyard will receive a major boost to its order book - if a think tank's call for more nuclear submarines to be ...

China has recently launched what could be its most advanced diesel-electric submarine, according to a report, as it continues to expand its undersea fleet. There are 48 diesel-electric-powered ...