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Overall, the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines have remained a highly successful platform for the U.S. Navy and one of the best attack boats on earth.
Back in 2019, Russian state-media outlets first revealed that the Russian Defense Ministry was seeking a new Borei-K Class submarine variant to carry cruise missiles instead of ballistic ones.
Weapons-wise, the Virginia-Class Block I submarine variants are armed to the teeth. Each submarine in this class is fitted with 12 vertical missile launch tubes and four 533mm torpedo tubes.
Ageing warships and recruit challenges could combine to further reduce the commissioned fleet of Royal Navy frigate into single figures.
The U.S. government should consider offering Ukraine the EA-18G Growler, a variant of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, to help the F-16s that the Ukrainians have on order punch holes through Russia’s front lines.