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The US just agreed to hand Australia three in-service Virginia-class attack submarines instead of building new boats from scratch

Australia will receive three Virginia-class attack submarines drawn directly from the active U.S. Navy fleet, replacing a more complex plan that would have mixed new-build and in-service boats. The ...
CNN

China is building submarines faster than ever, think tank says. Why that’s a problem for Washington

China has ramped up its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching subs faster than the United States, threatening to negate a sea-power ...
Washington Examiner

America needs more submarines — and faster

The U.S. Navy today possesses the most technologically advanced submarine force in the world. Its nuclear-powered attack submarines and ballistic missile submarines remain unmatched in speed, ...