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Virginia class submarines
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![US Navy Takes Delivery of New Nuclear Attack Submarine US Navy Takes Delivery of New Nuclear Attack Submarine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-31_15-46-40.jpg)
US Navy Takes Delivery of New Nuclear Attack Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new nuclear attack sub was delivered ahead of schedule and is slated to be commissioned in October.
![Why the US Needs Conventional Submarines Why the US Needs Conventional Submarines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-14_13-48-59.jpg)
Why the US Needs Conventional Submarines
By Torsten Heinrich
Filling a capability gap in the U.S. Navy's Pacific operations.
![US Navy Commissions ‘Most Lethal Warship’ US Navy Commissions ‘Most Lethal Warship’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-04_14-45-56.jpg)
US Navy Commissions ‘Most Lethal Warship’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy just commissioned its 12th Virginia-class nuclear-attack submarine.
![Confirmed: US Navy Launches Underwater Drone From Sub Confirmed: US Navy Launches Underwater Drone From Sub](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-23_16-22-18.jpg)
Confirmed: US Navy Launches Underwater Drone From Sub
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The US Navy is making slow but steady progress in expanding its undersea warfare capabilities.
![US Navy to Deploy Underwater Drones by the End of 2015 US Navy to Deploy Underwater Drones by the End of 2015](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-14_15-39-24.jpg)
US Navy to Deploy Underwater Drones by the End of 2015
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Will this be a game changer for undersea warfare?
![US Subs Getting Firepower Boost US Subs Getting Firepower Boost](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sizes/thumbnail/5500_5243a702571f8.jpg)
US Subs Getting Firepower Boost
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Without an upgrade the navy will lose sixty percent of its undersea strike launchers by 2026.
![The End of the Submarine as We Know it? The End of the Submarine as We Know it?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/China8.jpg)
The End of the Submarine as We Know it?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report argues for a significant rethinking of how the U.S. Navy conducts undersea warfare.
![US Navy Orders 10 Virginia-class Submarines at a Record Cost of $17.6 Billion US Navy Orders 10 Virginia-class Submarines at a Record Cost of $17.6 Billion](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/China8.jpg)
US Navy Orders 10 Virginia-class Submarines at a Record Cost of $17.6 Billion
By Robert Farley
The deal ensures a continued global role for the U.S. Navy’s silent service.
![Can Prompt Global Strike Survive Sequestration? Can Prompt Global Strike Survive Sequestration?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/2453_5243826f78722.jpg)
Can Prompt Global Strike Survive Sequestration?
The Virginia Payload Module is the latest part of the Prompt Global Strike program to see its funding slashed.
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