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Virginia-Class Submarines: The Best in the World

Summary and Key Ideas: The U.S. Navy's Virginia-class attack submarines are considered the best in the world due to their advanced undersea technologies, computing, and firepower, especially in Block ...
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The Navy’s Virginia-Class Submarine Program Is Falling Apart

The Virginia-class attack submarine program was supposed to deliver two boats a year. Instead, production is stuck around 1.2 ...
Hartford Business

Courtney addresses budget ‘shortfall’ on Virginia-class submarines

In this Tuesday, July 1, 2014 photo, a missile hatch for a Virginia class nuclear powered submarine is worked on by Electric Boat employees at the company's Quonset Point facility, in North Kingstown, ...
Stars and Stripes

Virginia-class attack submarine is the new ‘backbone’ of Navy’s undersea service

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy officially has a new “backbone” of its submarine fleet that is bigger, faster, quieter, and has more endurance and firepower than the Vietnam War-era design it passed by in ...
The National Interest

The Virginia-class Submarine Is Stepping Up as the SSN(X) Faces Delays

Although the SSN(X) series will elevate US naval capabilities, the Virginia submarines should not be discounted. The US Navy’s recently proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget has deferred the procurement of ...