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The Navy’s Virginia Block V packs Ohio-class firepower into a stealth attack sub

Each Block V Virginia-class submarine can carry up to 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles a loadout that pushes an attack boat into the traditional territory of much larger guided-missile submarines. This one ...
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The U.S. Navy Has a New State of the Art Nuclear Attack Submarine

Article Summary - The U.S. Navy has officially taken delivery of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, the 25th boat in the class. -Now ...
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General Dynamics Electric Boat Delivers Attack Sub Idaho to U.S. Navy

This story has been updated to correct that USS Oklahoma (SSN-802) does not have the Virginia Payload Module. Submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat delivered a Virginia-class attack boat to ...
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Electric Boat delivers U.S. Navy's second Virginia-class submarine of 2025

Submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat has fulfilled another significant objective in its production for the U.S. Navy. Groton-based Electric Boat delivered to the Navy this week the ...
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Navy Accepts Delivery of Virginia-class Attack Boat Massachusetts

The future Virginia class attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) participated in sea trials in October 2025. The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the submarine from NNS on Nov. 21. HII photo The ...
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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 ...