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The Virginia-Class Submarine Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

It swapped the old penetrating periscope for non-penetrating photonics masts, freeing the control room from the base of the sail and piping high-definition visual and infrared feeds to workstations ...
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 ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-Class Submarine Is the Best on Earth (With a Giant Asterisk)

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class is the world's best attack submarine. It blends the lethality of the Seawolf with revolutionary adaptability. -Its five key advantages are: ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Trump endorses deal to share Virginia-class submarines with Australia. Here’s what it means.

There was relief in naval circles on three continents recently when President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. is moving “full steam ahead” on the AUKUS security agreement that sends state-of-the-art ...