US Reclassifies 19 Virginia-Class Submarines as Guided Missile Vessels
The change covers 19 planned boats and adds 28 Tomahawk cruise missiles per submarine, officials said.
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US reclassifies 19 Virginia-class submarines as guided missile vessels
The U.S. Navy will redesignate 19 planned Virginia-class submarines with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) as guided missile submarines (SSGNs). The change reflects their much larger missile capacity compared with standard Virginia-class attack submarines. Navy officials said the reclassification reflects the expanded strike capability provided by the VPM and the submarines’ growing role in deterrence and power projection. The new SSGNs are expe…
Why The Navy Just Renamed Its Deadliest Submarines
The U.S. Navy has begun classifying its newest Virginia-class submarines as SSGNs rather than SSNs — a paperwork change, technically, but one that tracks a genuine and consequential shift in what these boats are built to do: carry and launch cruise missiles in volume, not merely hunt other submarines. Key Points The Virginia Payload Module...
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Navy TimesUS Navy is reclassifying 19 Virginia-class submarines to reflect increased attack capabilities
The U.S. Navy is changing the designation for 19 planned Virginia-class submarines with the Virginia Payload Module, which increases munitions capacity.
Navy redesignates VPM-equipped subs as SSGNs
The Navy today announced it will classify future Virginia-class submarines equipped with the capacity-enhancing Virginia Payload Module as guided missile submarines (SSGNs) rather than fast-attack boats (SSNs). According to service officials, the name-change is a “pivotal shift” differentiating the capabilities and mission-set of its 19 planned VPM-equipped vessels from the existing Virginia submarine fleet. While the SSN designation is typicall…
The U.S. Navy Department has announced that it wants to reclassify nineteen class Virginia submarines as rocket launchers (SSGN), rather than as rapid attack submarines (SSNs). This change underlines an improvement in combat capabilities and global deterrent. To this end, the Navy US states that the useful loading system, the Virginia Payload Module (VPM), increases fire power and guarantees US naval domination in the Oceans for the next decades…
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