Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

Why 4 Virginia subs still can’t match 1 Ohio missile boat

Why does the retirement of four aging submarines matter so much? Because the U.S. Navy is not just losing old hulls. It is ...
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) ...
National Security Journal on MSN

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...