Virginia Payload Tubes
E649418
Virginia Payload Tubes are large-diameter vertical launch tubes on Virginia-class submarines designed to carry and deploy multiple cruise missiles and other payloads for strike and special operations missions.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy submarine payload module
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submarine vertical launch system ⓘ weapon launch system ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | Virginia-class Submarine Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | Virginia-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToCarry | multiple missiles per tube ⓘ |
| designedToLaunch |
Tomahawk cruise missile
NERFINISHED
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future cruise missiles ⓘ |
| designGoal |
improve affordability and capability compared to earlier VLS
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provide growth margin for future payloads ⓘ |
| enables |
flexible payload configurations
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increased strike capacity ⓘ special operations insertion support ⓘ |
| feature |
large-diameter launch tube
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modular payload canisters ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTubes | 2 ⓘ |
| introducedOnBlock | Block III Virginia-class submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountingLocation | forward hull section ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| orientation | vertical ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia-class submarine Block III and later NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | submarine-integrated system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
cruise missile launch
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multi-mission payload deployment ⓘ |
| reconfigurationCapability | can be reloaded and reconfigured between deployments ⓘ |
| replaced | 12-cell bow Vertical Launch System (VLS) for Tomahawk ⓘ |
| similarTo | Ohio-class SSGN Multiple All-Up-Round Canister (MAC) concept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| supportsMission |
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
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land-attack strike ⓘ special operations support ⓘ |
| supportsPayloadType |
other future payloads
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special operations equipment ⓘ strike weapons ⓘ unmanned underwater vehicles ⓘ |
| usedOn |
USS North Dakota (SSN-784)
NERFINISHED
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subsequent Block III and later Virginia-class boats ⓘ |
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