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The U.S. Navy’s New Stealth SSN(X) Submarine Summed in 2 Words

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s undersea dominance is threatened by a shrinking force structure and an overstretched ...
Seeking Alpha

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) ...
The National Interest

How to Make the U.S. Navy Great Again: More Block V Virginia-Class Submarines

Summary and Key Points: The Virginia-class Block V submarine represents a significant leap in the U.S. Navy’s naval capability. Equipped with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM), these submarines can ...
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 ...
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OMB Proposes Alternate Funding Plan for Virginia-class Attack Submarines

Rendering of Block V Virginia-class submarine with Virginia Payload Module. General Dynamics Electric Boat Image The White House Office of Management and Budget is proposing a $5 to $6 billion ...
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Virginia-class submarines turn one hull design into decades of new missions

The difficulty with the Virginia-class in the modern shipbuilding business is that it does not always completely re-invent its hull, but instead varies the cargo it can transport and the cargoes it ...