Navy Block V submarine deal brings new attack ops and strategies
By Kris Osborn | Warrior Maven
Bringing massive amounts of firepower closer to enemy targets, conducting clandestine “intel†missions in high threat waters and launching undersea attack and surveillance drones are all anticipated missions for the Navy’s emerging Block V Virginia-class attack submarines.
The boats, nine of which are now surging ahead through a new developmental deal between the Navy and General Dynamics Electric Boat, are reshaping submarine attack strategies and concepts of operations -- as rivals make gains challenging U.S. undersea dominance. Eight of the new 22-billion Block V deal are being engineered with a new 80-foot weapons sections in the boat, enabling the submarine to increase its attack missile capacity from 12 to 40 on-board Tomahawks.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/navy-block-v-submarine-deal-brings-new-attack-ops-and-strategies
