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The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan allocates $63 billion to 10 Virginia-class submarines — including Block V boats carrying hypersonic strike weapons

The U.S. Navy is betting $63 billion over the next decade on 10 Virginia-class attack submarines, several of which will carry a new hull section engineered to launch hypersonic missiles and dozens of ...
The National Interest

Russia and China Freak: The U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-Class Sub Is Coming Soon

Summary and Key Points: The Virginia-class submarines were developed as a more cost-effective alternative to the expensive Seawolf-class, with the Block V variant designed to address the growing ...
The National Interest

Virginia Payload Module

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: Submarines are among the most potent assets in a nation’s arsenal, capable of lurking in the ocean’s depths to strike enemy targets... Leadership within the ...
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Virginia Attack Boat Program Stalled Over Tomahawk, Hypersonic Missile Insurance Rift

Rendering of Block V Virginia-class submarine with Virginia Payload Module. General Dynamics Electric Boat Image This post has been updated to reflect the passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 National ...