The U.S. Navy Is Turning Its Nuclear Attack Submarines into Cruise Missile Boats
A smart strategy.
Dave Majumdar [2]
The United States Navy has test fired a pair of Tomahawk cruise missiles from USS North Dakota (SSN-784), the first Block III Virginia-class submarine.
Unlike previous Virginia-class SSNs, the Block III version dispenses with 12 individual tubes for cruise missiles and replaces those with a pair of large diameter Virginia Payload Tubes.
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