13. US Navy Virginia Class Submarine
General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls, and Newport News are the manufacturers.
principal users: the US Navy
Cost: $118.8 billion* (FY2009) for the program; $1.8 billion* (FY2009) for the unit
The most recent technological advancements in America enable each Virginia-class submarine to have a $1 billion lower building cost. The SSN-774 class is another name for the submarines. These are the newest underwater warfare platforms in the Navy’s fleet; they are fast-attacking, nuclear-powered submarines. Virginia-class submarines are capable of almost any task, including coastal and open-ocean operations.
A General Dynamics Electric Boat, class Virginia (USA) via Wikimedia.com
They are equipped with MK-48 torpedoes, RGM-84 Harpoons, and Tomahawk missiles. The outdated Los Angeles-class submarines will be replaced with Virginia-class submarines. There are 66 scheduled. Nineteen have been finished and are currently in use. Six are on order, and eleven are under construction.
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