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The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. [ 10 ]
USS Virginia (SSN-774) is a nuclear powered cruise missile attack submarine and the lead ship of her class, currently serving in the United States Navy (USN). She is the tenth vessel of the Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia , as well as the second US Navy attack submarine to be named after a state, a pattern that is common ...
The Block V Virginia Class Submarine Will Have New Weapons. The latest Tomahawk missiles, coincidentally also known as the Block V, will add an anti-ship capability to the existing land-attack mode. They are expected to be operational before the first Virginia Block V joins the submarine force.
The Virginia-class, also known as the VA-class or 774-class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the U.S. Navy. The submarines are designed for a broad...
The Virginia Class attack submarine is the U.S. Navy’s newest undersea warfare platform and incorporates the latest in stealth, intelligence gathering and weapons systems technology.
Virginia Class. The Virginia class is the U.S. Navy’s latest class of advanced capability nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines, replacing the aging fleet of Los Angeles-class attack submarines.
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $208.6 million contract modification for the second fiscal year (FY) 14 Virginia-class submarine, SSN-793, and two FY 15 submarines, SSN-794 and SSN-795. With this modification, the overall contract is worth $595 million. Block V:
Silently cruising beneath the waves, the Virginia-class attack submarines of the U.S. Navy only reveal themselves when they return to port—or when they unleash their arsenal of cruise...
The U.S. Navy commissioned its twenty-first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) in a ceremony held Saturday, June 25, at Naval station Norfolk.
Virginia-class submarine program. The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998, and a total of 40 have been procured through FY2024.