Why Next Navy Attack Submarine Could Be a Game-Changer
US Navy The Navy is still building and fielding its advanced Virginia-class attack submarines. But the Navy is already planning for their eventual replacement by the SSN(X), or the Improved Virginia-class. The United States Navy's Virginia-class fast-attack submarines are among the youngest in the Navy. They're nuclear powered and armed to the teeth with four torpedo tubes as well as Tomahawk cruise missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The Virginias incorporate a number of new technologies and are among the stealthiest submarines in the world. The Navy design...