Illinois is about to be introduced to a nuclear-powered submarine named for the state. The USS Illinois, still under construction on the East Coast, is a $2.7 billion black behemoth set to prowl ...

A submarine under construction will be named the USS Illinois, the Secretary of the Navy announced today. One of five Virginia-class attack submarines being built in Newport News, Va., the USS ...

Virginia-class attack submarine USS Illinois; and Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan are at Naval Base Guam on... U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarines USS Annapolis ...

The White House announced today with the first female submariners that First Lady Michelle Obama will sponsor the USS Illinois. The newest submarine “is expected to join the fleet in late 2015 ...

First lady Michelle Obama christened a Navy submarine at a Connecticut shipyard, taking three whacks to break a bottle of champagne against the hull of the USS Illinois and thanking military ...