Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne speaks at Phil Batt's service Former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, who also served as the U.S.

The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar ice cap for the 100th time since World War II.

The Chinese Navy has “dramatically increased” submarine production and could soon deploy a new vessel that’s able to hit ...

This month, a welder at a Virginia shipyard etched the keel plate of the USS Barb, the ceremonial birthing of a new submarine. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine joins hundreds of Navy subs ...

The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has simply attempted to delay their completion dates. The US Navy is entering a ...

After an initial focus on submarine shipbuilders and shipyards, the AI program will expand to surface ship programs.US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Heather C. Wamsley/released ...

Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander, Naval Submarine Forces, delivers the keynote address during a change of command ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, June 13, 2025. US Navy Photo ...

The engine room of one of the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarines, the USS Idaho, will be named for former Idaho Governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne. U.S. Sen. Jim Risch ...