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The Virginia-Class Block III Submarine Summed Up in 4 Words

Key Points and Summary - Meet the U.S. Navy’s eight Virginia-class Block III fast-attack submarines, a variant that introduced significant cost-saving and capability-enhancing upgrades. Key ...
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The USS Iowa Virginia-class Submarine Is Preparing for Deployment

The Navy conceptualized the Seawolf-class submarines during the height of the Cold War. In an effort to thwart the Soviet’s own advancing sea fleets, the United States required a boat design that ...
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Guam slated to homeport its first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine

The Navy will beef up its submarine squadron on Guam in the coming months by homeporting one of the service’s most advanced fast-attack subs there. The Virginia-class USS Minnesota is expected to ...
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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 ...
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Navy Nightmare: Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Program is 3 Years Behind Schedule

Summary and Key Points: The future USS Massachusetts (SSN-798), a Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, experienced delays in its delivery schedule, pushing its expected entry into ...