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National Security Journal on MSN14d
The Navy’s New Block V Virginia-class Submarines Will Unleash 400 Tomahawks
The U.S. Navy is accelerating upgrades to its Block V Virginia-class submarines to replace the firepower lost when its four ...
The National Interest on MSN6d
The Navy’s Virginia-Class Submarines Are Getting an Upgrade
Equipped with MK48 heavy torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles, fast-attack subs like the Virginia-class can rain terror on ...
Naval News14d
BAE Systems awarded $70 million contract for future Virginia Payload Module missile tubes
BAE Systems announced that it had secured a new contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to manufacture Virginia Payload ...
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BAE Systems to provide missile tubes to Block VI Virginia-class submarines
BAE Systems has been awarded a US$70 million contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat to produce Virginia Payload Module ...
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Virginia Payload Module
The U.S. Navy may face a critical shortfall in Virginia-class boats in the next decade.
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Report to Congress on Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine
equipped with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) have a current estimated procurement cost of more than $4.5 billion per boat. For additional information on Navy submarine programs, see CRS Report ...
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BAE Systems awarded $70 million contract for future Virginia Payload Module missile tubes
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) missile tubes for ...