Block V
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Block V is an advanced production variant of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines, featuring enhanced capabilities such as increased payload capacity and improved mission flexibility.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virginia-class submarine block
ⓘ
nuclear-powered attack submarine variant ⓘ |
| armamentIncludes | Tomahawk cruise missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentIncludes |
mines
ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ |
| canDeploy |
special operations forces
ⓘ
unmanned underwater vehicles ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | modular construction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy |
General Dynamics Electric Boat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ land-attack missions ⓘ special operations forces delivery ⓘ |
| follows | Block IV ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
covert intelligence collection
ⓘ
covert strike ⓘ long-endurance submerged operations ⓘ network-centric warfare integration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Virginia Payload Module
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
additional vertical launch capacity ⓘ enhanced mission flexibility ⓘ enhanced special operations support ⓘ expanded Tomahawk cruise missile capacity ⓘ improved strike capabilities ⓘ increased payload capacity ⓘ |
| hasImprovementOver | Block IV ⓘ |
| hasLaunchSystem |
torpedo tubes
ⓘ
vertical launch system ⓘ |
| hasModule | Virginia Payload Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNuclearReactorType | S9G reactor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | multi-mission attack submarine ⓘ |
| intendedService | blue-water and littoral operations ⓘ |
| isUpgradeOf | earlier Virginia-class blocks ⓘ |
| NATODesignation | SSN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Virginia-class acquisition program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Block IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | nuclear-powered ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | attack submarine ⓘ |
| submarineClass | Virginia-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | Virginia-class baseline combat systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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