The USS Florida sails during “Giant Shadow,” a Naval Sea Systems Command/Naval Submarine Forces exercise to test the capabilities of the Navy’s future guided missile submarines off the coast of the Bahamas. David Nagle/U.S. Navy
Business Insider: An Ohio-class submarine, possibly equipped with ballistic missiles, has arrived in the Mediterranean
* CENTCOM on Sunday confirmed an Ohio-class submarine has traveled to the Mediterranean Sea.
* Ohio-class submarines can be equipped with advanced ballistic or Tomahawk missiles.
* The sub was pictured appearing to sail through the Suez Canal in Egypt, which connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
An Ohio-class submarine, a type of vessel which can be equipped with advanced ballistic or Tomahawk cruise missiles, has arrived in the Mediterranean as the US continues to bolster its defensive posture amid the Israel-Hamas war.
CENTCOM, the Department of Defense combatant command with authority over US forces in the Middle East and West and Central Asia, posted a photo on Sunday of the submarine on X, formerly Twitter, confirming it had arrived in the region.
The disclosure of the submarine’s location is significant as the whereabouts of the vessels are typically kept secret for security regions.
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