The Virginia-class Block V are arguably the boats that the U.S. Navy needs for now and could remain in service for decades to come, but it appears that they simply can't be built fast enough.
As the latest class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in the Navy, the Virginia-class is top-of-the-line. New variants of this class mean they will continue to improve.
After more than twenty years of American submarine supremacy, a new challenger has arisen from the deep.
Here s What You Need to Remember: The Virginia class is quieter and has a better sonar rig than its Russian opponent. In the world of submarine warfare, that’s an unbeatable combination. It can move and detect in ways that would give away
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The United States Navy’s submarine force emerged from the Cold War as the undisputed masters of the undersea realm. The elite, all-nuclear submarine force watched as its Soviet submarine force rivals rusted away pierside, the newly founded Russian Federation unable to maintain them.