Block VI
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Block VI is a future iteration of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines, incorporating advanced technologies and design improvements over earlier blocks.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virginia-class submarine block
ⓘ
future U.S. Navy submarine program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature | incorporation of lessons learned from earlier blocks ⓘ |
| designGoal |
enhance sensor capabilities
ⓘ
improve acoustic stealth ⓘ improve survivability ⓘ incorporate advanced technologies ⓘ increase operational flexibility ⓘ |
| follows | Block V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEnvironment |
blue-water operations
ⓘ
littoral operations ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | nuclear-powered attack submarine ⓘ |
| precedes | later Virginia-class blocks ⓘ |
| programFamily | U.S. Navy submarine force modernization ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear-powered ⓘ |
| purpose |
intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance
ⓘ
special operations support ⓘ strike warfare ⓘ undersea warfare ⓘ |
| roleInClass | iterative improvement over earlier Virginia-class blocks ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | planned ⓘ |
| submarineClass | Virginia class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submarineType | attack submarine ⓘ |
| technologyFocus |
advanced sensors
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enhanced communications systems ⓘ improved combat systems ⓘ next-generation quieting technologies ⓘ |
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