The AN-BBQ-5 was derived from the AN-BQQ-2 sonar system. A total of 62 Los Angeles-class submarines have been constructed over the years, the majority being Flight I variants. In 1976, the lead ...

Los Angeles (SSN 688)-class submarines are the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s submarine force with 41 ships now on active duty. Thirty Los Angeles-class SSNs are equipped with 12 Vertical Launch ...

Equipped with torpedo tubes, Tomahawk cruise missiles, sophisticated sonar, and electronic ... eighty-eight”), America’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine is likely the greatest nuclear ...

The Los Angeles was the first of a new class of submarines, the Los Angeles class. “I’m going to miss her,” said Chuck Wells, 54, who was the submarine’s first helmsman, guiding it to ...

February 1, 2010: The U.S. Navy has retired the USS Los Angeles (SSN 688). This was the lead ship of the Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine (SSN). The Los Angeles entered service in 1976. It ...

Glancing at the green-and-black sonar screens aboard the ... more technologically advanced Virginia class of submarines. But during the 1970s, the Los Angeles subs were considered to be ...

The Maritime Acquisition Advancement Contract is designed to accelerate DLA’s procurement of integrated weapons systems equipment and services. The awardees will play a vital role in providing ...

The AN-BBQ-5 was derived from the AN-BQQ-2 sonar system. A total of 62 Los Angeles-class submarines have been constructed over the years, the majority being Flight I variants. In 1976, the lead ...