The Virginia-class submarine program is $17 billion over budget ... to demand immediate modifications to the way the United ...

In particular, the Virginia-class nuclear submarine the Americans have committed themselves to building en masse (as a ...

Also, the U.S. intends to sell three to five Virginia-class submarines to Australia ... long steel tubes filled with people, machines, weapons and a nuclear reactor that operates hundreds of ...

As far as the Virginia class submarines are concerned ... as efficient warships equipped with nuclear weapons add to military capabilities and deter potential nuclear attacks in sea warfare ...

"The Virginia class attack submarine is the U.S. Navy's newest undersea warfare platform and incorporates the latest in stealth, intelligence gathering and weapons system technology," according to ...

Weapons like the Novator SS-N-15 and SS ... to overcome the Akula threat to the U.S. Navy was to design the Virginia-class submarines. Washington yearned to exceed, or at least match, the Akula ...

The Virginia-class submarine can be used to deliver special ... It featured a modular design that allowed for later upgrades including weapons development and better sonar systems, and was thus ...

On the other hand, a large unmanned submarine, for example the Manta Ray boat, is meant to carry long-range attack weapons ... only one-eighth that of a Virginia-class submarine.

A growing consensus among Asia analysts in Washington posits that China is readying for a war with the U.S. over Taiwan by 2027.

On the other hand, a large unmanned submarine, for example the Manta Ray boat, is meant to carry long-range attack weapons ... only one-eighth that of a Virginia-class submarine.