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Virginia class: Adapting undersea warfare for 21st century

Beneath the ocean’s surface, a technological revolution is quietly underway. The Virginia-class submarine — the backbone of the US Navy’s fast-attack fleet — represents the most sophisticated and ...
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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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Virginia Class vs. Type 095: Which Submarine Rules the Indo-Pacific?

It is difficult to know whether the American or Chinese submarine would win in a head-to-head fight, particularly because ...
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Work starts on 31st Virginia-class attack submarine

The keel was laid this week for the future USS Barb, the 31st Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, as the Navy continues to transition away from dependence on the Cold War-era Los ...
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Seawolf–Class Vs Virginia-Class: Which Military Submarine Is More Advanced?

Prior to the development of the "Block-V" Virginia-class submarine, the newest class of attack submarine in the United States Navy was the Seawolf-class. These were built after the Cold War with the ...