U.S. Navy commissions 26th Virginia-class submarine

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast-attack submarine, USS Idaho, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut on April 25, 2026 — adding a boat built for undersea warfare, surveillance, and special operations to a fleet that its leadership describes as operating forward every hou

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The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast-attack submarine, USS Idaho, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut on April 25, 2026 — adding a boat built for undersea warfare, surveillance, and special operations to a fleet that its leadership describes as operating forward every hour of every day. The ceremony at Groton brought […]

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