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Navy/USMC

Contractors Start Development of Virginia Submarine’s Accoustic Superiority Upgrades

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

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Contractors Start Development of Virginia Submarine’s Accoustic Superiority Upgrades

The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN-777). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy has begun awarding contracts to companies for new acoustic superiority upgrades that will make Virginia-class attack submarines more stealthy, the service’s program manager said in a May interview with Defense Daily.The USS South Dakota (SSN-790) will be the first submarine to integrate the improvements, which include two large vertical arrays placed on each side of the vessel, a new treatment for the hull and other modifications aimed at quieting systems inside the ship, said Capt. Mike Stevens, who…

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