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Navy/USMC

Navy Outlines Virginia Block VI Improvements, To Preview SSN(X) Capabilities

Friday, November 20th, 2020

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Navy Outlines Virginia Block VI Improvements, To Preview SSN(X) Capabilities

A mockup of the Block V Virginia-class attack submarine with the Virginia Payload Module in use. (Image: General Dynamics Electric Boat)

A Navy official last week outlined the new features in the upcoming Block VI Virginia-class attack submarines, which will help serve as the backbone of the following next-generation vessels. Block VI submarines will continue the trend of delivering increasingly capable and lethal platforms from block to block, Rear Adm. David Goggins, program executive officer for submarines, said during the annual virtual Naval Submarine League symposium on Nov. 18. The Navy plans to procure these submarines from fiscal years 2024 to…

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