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Virginia class Block V

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Manufacturer:General DynamicsIntroduced: 2021|Status: active|Origin: United States
NAVALSPEC // VIRGINIA-CLASS-BLOCK-V
Virginia class Block V
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
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FIREPOWER
96
MOBILITY
94
PROTECTION
94
SENSORS
97
COMBAT VALUE
95
UNIT COST
$3450.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typesubmarine
Categorynaval
Country🇺🇸United States
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
Statusactive
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2021
Service StatusActive
Data SourceUS Congressional Research Service Submarine Review / Navy Fact Files
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
94/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
95/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length140 m
Width10.4 m
Height9.8 m
Weight10,200,000 kg
Crew135 personnel
Max Speed65 km/h
Range20,000 km
Endurance90 hrs
PowerplantS9G pressurized water nuclear reactor delivering 40000 shp (life-of-ship core)
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
65 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
Virginia Payload Module (VPM) 28x VLS cells + 12x bow VLS tubes (40 Tomahawk/Hypersonic LRHW cells)65 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
4x 533mm torpedo tubes firing Mk 48 Mod 7 CBASS
GUIDED MISSILES
UGM-109 Tomahawk Block VC-HGB Hypersonic Strike MunitionHarpoon Block II
TORPEDOES
Mk 48 Mod 7 Advanced Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) heavy torpedoes
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
AN/BPS-16 surface search radar & AN/BLQ-10 electronic support measures(75 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Submerged acoustic jammer
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED
AN/BQQ-10 Sonar Suite with Large Aperture Bow (LAB) array, Flank Sonar Array (FSA), and TB-34 / TB-29A thin-line towed array sonar(90 km)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE
Huntington Ingalls Industries🇺🇸
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸
Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸
Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸
Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: Lockheed Martin MissilesPayload: VLS Missile Array
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸
Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: L3Harris Technologies
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸
Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionheavy
Armor Thickness150 mm
CountermeasuresAN/WLY-1 acoustic countermeasures system, Mk 2 ADC torpedo decoys, Submerged acoustic jammer
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioExtremely Low Frequency (ELF) / VLF receiver
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$3,450,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$65,000,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$35,000,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
2 Operator Nations~25 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United StatesDomestic Operator
22units
🇦🇺AustraliaExport Operator
3units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
96/100
Mobility
94/100
Protection
94/100
Sensors
97/100
Reliability
92/100
Maintainability
88/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceUS Congressional Research Service Submarine Review / Navy Fact Files
Last Verification Date2026-10-07