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Navy awards contracts for 14 new attack and ballistic missile submarines

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Gary Warner

Stars and Stripes • July 30, 2026

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The Columbia class would replace the 14 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines in the fleet. (U.S. Navy)

The Navy on Wednesday awarded nearly $77 billion in contracts to build 14 nuclear fast-attack and ballistic missile submarines, an investment expected to boost a shipbuilding industry stalled by supply-chain issues, labor shortages and aging infrastructure.

The awards to HII Newport News Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Electric Boat include $42.1 billion for nine Virginia-class Block VI advanced fast-attack submarines and $29.5 billion for five Columbia-class Build II boats that will carry nuclear-tipped Trident missiles. The companies build all subs for the Navy.

Sevmash launches Ulyanovsk multi-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Ulyanovsk, the sixth serial-built Yasen-M class nuclear-powered submarine, has been launched at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. The vessel is expected to join Russia's Northern Fleet.