Washington, US Central Command announced that an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the Middle East.
The US military rarely announces the movements or operations of its fleet of ballistic and guided missile subs. Instead, the nuclear-powered vessels operate in near-complete secrecy.
Guided-missile submarines, or SSGNs, are capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles. Each Tomahawk can carry up to a 1,000-pound high-explosive warhead.
Fourteen nuclear-capable submarines can carry up to 20 ballistic missiles with ranges of 4,000 miles.
The sub, which is not named, joins a number of other US Navy assets already in area, including two carrier strike groups and an amphibious ready group.
On Sunday, the US Central Command said that the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) arrived in the Middle East after the arrival of the Gerald R. Ford.
Source: Qatar News Agency