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The Virginia-class submarine can’t stop the Tomahawk cruise missile shortage

Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense analyst and national security researcher, evaluates the mounting "firepower deficit" as the U.S. Navy attempts to replace the Ohio-class SSGN with the Virginia ...
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BAE Systems awarded $70 million contract for future Virginia Payload Module missile tubes

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) received a $70 million contract award from General Dynamics Electric Boat for the production of Virginia Payload Module (VPM) ...
Defense Daily

Electric Boat President Says Multi-Sub Award Still Months Away, Explains Outsourcing Issues

The president of General Dynamics Electric Boat division on Wednesday said a multi-year contract to procure 15 nuclear-powered submarines is still months ...
USNI

Senate Appropriators Add ‘Emergency’ $1B to Complete FY24 Attack Sub Buy, Bill Funds $37B Shipbuilding Budget

A Senate Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bill includes $1 billion to complete the purchase of two Virginia-class attack submarines that were appropriated in FY 2024, according to the legislation.
The National Interest

Russia and China Freak: The U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-Class Sub Is Coming Soon

Summary and Key Points: The Virginia-class submarines were developed as a more cost-effective alternative to the expensive Seawolf-class, with the Block V variant designed to address the growing ...
The National Interest

Virginia Payload Module

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: Submarines are among the most potent assets in a nation’s arsenal, capable of lurking in the ocean’s depths to strike enemy targets... Leadership within the ...