Virginia class - the hunter killer

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The Virginia Class is a class of fast-attack cruise missile nuclear submarines in service with the United States Navy.
The submarines are equipped with systems and weapons capable of attacking underwater, surface and ground targets. The features include a special modular design that allows them to be equipped with a large number of weapons: cruise, anti-ship, potentially hypersonic, and also, according to some theories, ballistic missiles.
The submarines were created in the late 1990s by General Dynamics Electric Boat, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Newport News Shipbuilding. The first in the class SSN-774 Virginia was put into service in 2004. As of 2023, the US Navy has 23 Virginia-class nuclear submarines, their production, according to plans, will continue until the 2040s, and service until the 2060s. They are one of the most advanced and dangerous hunter-killers on the sea.
In the early 2020s, the AUKUS trilateral security pact formed by the US, UK and Australia, involves the modernization of the NAVY, including submarines. As part of this pact, Australia plans to purchase several Virginia-class submarines for its fleet and operate them until the creation of a new, joint SSN-Aukus submarine.
Thank you for watching!
00:00 - The AUKUS and Virginia
00:54 - The Seawolf problem
01:52 - A new submarine
03:12 - The Virginia design
06:07 - Armament
09:05 - The submarine delivery
09:59 - Virginia for the Australia

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  • @gamm8939
    @gamm893910 ай бұрын

    This channel is the prime example of how the algorithm is gonna kill you if you don't put out videos for like 5 months.

  • @Justineexy

    @Justineexy

    9 ай бұрын

    Algorithm represents life. If you aren't fast, you ain't winning. Quality only matters when you have lots of it.

  • @FearedTheory

    @FearedTheory

    9 ай бұрын

    @@Justineexywrong.

  • @LeonAust
    @LeonAust10 ай бұрын

    That last comment about nuclear weapons is ridiculous Australia has had weapon systems that have a nuclear carrying capability for many years like the F/A-18A Hornet, F/A-18F Super Hornet, F-35A, Mk 41 VLS of which had Tomahawks nuclear warheads in the cold war, the old F-111 and even the Dassault Mirage III and the old Canberra bomber so that argument is redundant. With the miniaturisation of nuclear weapons you can put them on anything. Australia did not receive the nuclear weapons or connection hardware/software that is fitted to those nuclear capable weapon systems. Any way Russia and China didn't lift a finger to stop North Korea getting nuclear weapons, this is a country that spends over 30 to 40 percent of it GDP on weapons instead of feeding/caring for their population. The Australian defence budget is only 2 to 3 percent GDP whilst being a nation that looks after its people and has a reputation of being a peaceful nation. North Korea on the other hand has a dictator despot leader spends all his money on nukes then begs to the UN for financial help! How did he develop his rockets/missiles/targeting systems/small nuclear warheads so quick? with help from China that's how. The wrong countries are getting nukes. The UN, Europe, South America have got to help the US to stop it now because I can see in the future Belarus, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia striving to get nukes and those are the countries you should be worrying about getting nuclear weapons not Australia......................wakeup!

  • @saitmardin3332

    @saitmardin3332

    10 ай бұрын

    BS. This is a blatant disregard of nuclear proliferation agreements. It is disgusting. It is a *nuclear powered* submarine!!!!

  • @couttsw

    @couttsw

    9 ай бұрын

    Australia's biggest problem is its politicians, none have the balls to say we are going to develop our own reactors and our own subs. We kowtow to other countries. Our pollies are gutless wonders all looking for the next election.

  • @twistedneck
    @twistedneck10 ай бұрын

    The best part of Aukus is part 3 where they design the new boat using the synergy between the excellent British hulls and US weapons systems and Australian enhancements in both crew and the systems overall. Excellent post, keep them coming.. please don't slow down just because there is a war going on. We love your content Horizon!

  • @LeonAust

    @LeonAust

    10 ай бұрын

    Being a new design mostly at BAE, it does make sense to have one submarine design for the AUKUS-SSN, Astute replacement and USN SSNX.

  • @couttsw

    @couttsw

    9 ай бұрын

    Until you find out Horizon is a state actor, go to their about page and see where they are from?

  • @realistic.optimist

    @realistic.optimist

    9 ай бұрын

    US equipment much better than UK or AUS. UK is has been and AUS is never was. Our submarines do not leak and the reactors do not shut down for no reason.

  • @twistedneck

    @twistedneck

    9 ай бұрын

    @@couttsw i know he is Russian.. i don't consider Russian coverage of this stuff a threat. well before the wars Horizon was making great videos of all types. i like his voice overs and his content.

  • @twistedneck

    @twistedneck

    9 ай бұрын

    @@LeonAust with the cost savings you could see twice the number of hulls. and it allows us to focus on unmanned undersea vehicles... think of Aukus as the underwater NGAD.

  • @colekarrh9114
    @colekarrh911410 ай бұрын

    He's alive!

  • @marteesmiplaneta
    @marteesmiplaneta9 ай бұрын

    ❤ I love these types of videos, thanks for the information, I already subscribed to the three channels 😊

  • @BabiBoi357
    @BabiBoi3579 ай бұрын

    Man I miss my submarine days. USS STONEWALL JACKSON and USS WEST VIRGINIA

  • @Corsair8X
    @Corsair8X10 ай бұрын

    VPM does not mean Trident. Trident requires a hull diameter of 40ish feet and even then required a turtle-back on top of that. Virginia-class is only 30ish feet in diameter. Trident II is approximately 44 feet in length. VPM is similar to what is in Ohio and the other SSGNs but length is not one of those similarities.

  • @flyerkiller5073
    @flyerkiller507310 ай бұрын

    Virginia with the SLBM. Interesting

  • @frankgaleon5124

    @frankgaleon5124

    10 ай бұрын

    Not all Virginias will have the VPM

  • @navyreviewer

    @navyreviewer

    10 ай бұрын

    i doubt they are tall enough to carry them.

  • @peaceleader7315

    @peaceleader7315

    10 ай бұрын

    When you're receiving nuclear material, you own it .. hmmmm.. Australia 🇦🇺 will be attacked by nuclear weapons.. hmmmm..

  • @TheBruces56
    @TheBruces569 ай бұрын

    I went aboard The USS Missouri at it's christening in Groton Connecticut. An amazing boat and expensive.

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    8 ай бұрын

    TheBruce56 - what does your visit to the Missouri have to do with this video's topic?

  • @TheBruces56

    @TheBruces56

    8 ай бұрын

    Well, it is a Virgina class sub which was the video's topic.@@pike100

  • @adam8822
    @adam88226 ай бұрын

    very good thank you 👍 liked and subscribed

  • @TheBongReyes
    @TheBongReyes10 ай бұрын

    It’s funny that many would say that no matter how good the Virginia-class is and can be. The Seawolf-class still outclasses it.

  • @counterfit5

    @counterfit5

    10 ай бұрын

    The Seawolfs had a way bigger budget assumed for them during planning. I bet if they were getting built now, they'd be more expensive than the Columbias.

  • @toolegittoquit_001

    @toolegittoquit_001

    9 ай бұрын

    How many Sea Wolf's are there ? 2 ?

  • @craig4867

    @craig4867

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@toolegittoquit_0013

  • @denigma68rltw

    @denigma68rltw

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@toolegittoquit_0013

  • @Angel9932

    @Angel9932

    9 ай бұрын

    @@toolegittoquit_001 Two with the SSN Jimmy Carter being a modified version for a total of three.

  • @brianmurray1395
    @brianmurray139510 ай бұрын

    Love the American uniforms a real class act! Beautiful boat perfection engineering . Can’t imagine the maintenance that goes into these machines of the deep. There would have to be a prerequisite to be in top physical condition. No room for fatties down there. Hard to do though especially trapped in a boat for months on end. Special kind of men submariners are. No room for errors and you would pretty well have to know everyone else’s trade.

  • @chraffis
    @chraffisАй бұрын

    2:41 At a glance you might think dude is picking plays for Tecmo Bowl ! 😉

  • @lewismooney3941
    @lewismooney39419 ай бұрын

    Such a massive flex that we put this on KZread!

  • @MrTallpoppy58
    @MrTallpoppy5810 ай бұрын

    The Aukus subs will never be nuclear armed. Australian does not want or need this. Nuclear missiles would cause more problems and deliver very little advantage.

  • @couttsw

    @couttsw

    9 ай бұрын

    Australias problem is NZ, bunch of Nuke hating pansies. We interact with them too much.

  • @anitasmith4559
    @anitasmith4559Ай бұрын

    Stunning sunset/sunrise? video of surfaced sub with sailors and Old Glory on the conning tower at 9:28.

  • @ioanbota9397
    @ioanbota939710 ай бұрын

    OMG they are so many nuclear submarines there

  • @beefgoat80
    @beefgoat8010 ай бұрын

    Oceana has always been at war with Eastasia. 😅

  • @stevenc8140
    @stevenc81405 ай бұрын

    The Navy wanted what 18 of these built? The Government approved 3! Two are in service. Huh!

  • @yzzxxvv
    @yzzxxvv9 ай бұрын

    I really wonder the worthiness of keeping cruise missiles on these high cosr machines.

  • @alanbstard4

    @alanbstard4

    8 ай бұрын

    very worth it

  • @jackperry7445
    @jackperry74459 ай бұрын

    Could u imagine being out in the ocean swimming off your boat deck and a boomer is swimmin directly under you. What a sight

  • @chriscunnane7596
    @chriscunnane75969 ай бұрын

    ANY weapons you can Imagine!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bobsmoot8454
    @bobsmoot84549 ай бұрын

    I find it hard to believe the US would be selling Virginia Class subs, even to allies

  • @alanbstard4

    @alanbstard4

    8 ай бұрын

    they dont have a choice

  • @TheBongReyes
    @TheBongReyes10 ай бұрын

    I could see Australia’s future attack boats being British designed but powered by US reactor. Armament load outs would probably be a mixture of British Spearfish torpedoes and US Tomahawk/ Harpoon missiles.

  • @couttsw

    @couttsw

    9 ай бұрын

    We really need to puck the non proliferation treaty, design and build our own reactors and subs and tell China where to get off. Australia First, then UK somewhere near last but just in front of China.

  • @alanbstard4

    @alanbstard4

    8 ай бұрын

    @@couttsw UK not the problem, it's the US

  • @alanbstard4

    @alanbstard4

    8 ай бұрын

    why not have British everything?

  • @couttsw

    @couttsw

    8 ай бұрын

    @@alanbstard4 The UK still thinks of Australia as it's colony. Where did the UK develop it's nukes, in Australia then denied cleaning up the mess. So no, The reason Australia can't become a republic is the 10 pound poms need to die off, no brit citizens means no brit influences. And if we are a republic they won't want a bar of us. The next time the UK starts a war, leave us out of it.

  • @couttsw

    @couttsw

    8 ай бұрын

    @@alanbstard4 You must be British.

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen9 ай бұрын

    Narrator sounds like Sky, of Skyships Eng! I think all our submarines should be filled with hypersonic missiles as soon as they become available.

  • @dne9394
    @dne939411 күн бұрын

    I hope Australia keeps their conventional subs. They need to forward base them, so they can be more effective. The “good guys” need MANY more subs!!!

  • @JorgeSanchez-fb9cw
    @JorgeSanchez-fb9cw9 ай бұрын

    Y como será el clase Columbia ???

  • @victorsvoice7978
    @victorsvoice7978Ай бұрын

    Drones are the future of undersea defence systems. These drones will be cheaper and expendable. They can carry torpedoes and missiles.

  • @budwhite9591
    @budwhite95919 ай бұрын

    1:00 I’m no navy man and never been anywhere near one, but they have horns?????

  • @nodnalneyugn8753
    @nodnalneyugn87539 ай бұрын

    is this binkov’s battle?

  • @user-gg2ix8tw4y
    @user-gg2ix8tw4y8 ай бұрын

    India Aukus Deal Signed With USA

  • @AC-SlaUkr
    @AC-SlaUkr10 ай бұрын

    The Chinese are worried.

  • @shanebailey9128
    @shanebailey91289 ай бұрын

    This video taught me a lot, a lot of new and weird ways to Mispronounce simple words!🙉🙉🙉

  • @riot2136

    @riot2136

    9 ай бұрын

    As long as you can understand him, isn’t that enough? No need to leave some snarky comment brother, English could be his second language, or his fourth, you never know. Though if you are genuinely having trouble, it might be better next time to leave some honest corrections so that his content can become even more accessible in the future. Anyways I hope you have a nice day/night regardless

  • @coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13
    @coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc1310 ай бұрын

    The Old Dominion.

  • @gyasiansa3358
    @gyasiansa33589 ай бұрын

    Longtime since i watched the video of Russia's submarine - The borei class .

  • @rayjay8322
    @rayjay832210 ай бұрын

    I find it very interesting that the Navy still insist on hiding the screw structure. In the late 80s, I did two screw changes on 688 class submarines. They were performed at night. The screw came in on a tractor and trailer setup, all draped with canvas. The rigging equipment I borrowed from the shipyards, was installed with the cover still there. The damned cover was not removed until the screw was about to be lowered into the water! I must say it is a very interesting design! Too bad Clinton sold....... gave away the machining technology to produce the screws!

  • @fredjones554

    @fredjones554

    10 ай бұрын

    Clinton did what?

  • @antonignacio3094

    @antonignacio3094

    10 ай бұрын

    Pretty sure it was Toshiba-Konigsberg that sold the technology to the Soviet Union

  • @rayjay8322

    @rayjay8322

    10 ай бұрын

    @@antonignacio3094 instigated and set up by Clinton

  • @sergiodesouzajunior3962
    @sergiodesouzajunior39625 ай бұрын

    Compro 50.000 submarinos dessa classe para a marinha do Brasil rio de janeiro

  • @Mother656
    @Mother65610 ай бұрын

    Ships don't have "Brothers", and never have. Idk where you got that idea even if you've first started studying ships and navies for the last 10 minutes.

  • @knightsnight5929
    @knightsnight59299 ай бұрын

    Time to set these loose on the orcs

  • @sargepent9815
    @sargepent98159 ай бұрын

    It's remains to be seen if "cheaper" Virginia class will outperform the Seawolf

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    8 ай бұрын

    Sarge, the Virginia class isn't intended to outperform the Sea Wolf class. The Virginias are a compromise which were designed to save money (as compared to the Sea Wolves).

  • @moazamkhan
    @moazamkhan10 ай бұрын

    🇺🇲🇬🇧🤝🇦🇺

  • @bannor216
    @bannor21610 ай бұрын

    KINO

  • @johndyson4109
    @johndyson41098 ай бұрын

    The U.S. builds the best subs since WWII.. I like the OHIO class ships better..

  • @craptobotfanboy4958
    @craptobotfanboy49589 ай бұрын

    $380 billion of failed funds could provide us with maybe....? 20 LHDs 40 Hobart class Destroyers 60 Hunter class Frigates 40 of these Upgraded OPVS with enough change to aquire 20 LA class fast attack subs from the yanks. Maybe I should run for politics for the defence ministers position...? Those ships would make us what... maybe the 5th most capable navy on the planet...? IDK... im a civilian with big dreams

  • @AndrewinAus

    @AndrewinAus

    6 ай бұрын

    Hobart is outdated and under-gunned design. As for 20 LHD's who or what are we sticking inside them. You could fit the entire Australian Army just about in 20 LHD's and not just the combat troops either, and lets not mention the Hunters at this point, another under-gunned boat given it's size 32 strike length VLS on a boat basically the same size as an American Flight 2 perhaps even 3 Arleigh Burke designs tonnage wise with their 96 cell VLS.

  • @jmaldo68
    @jmaldo689 ай бұрын

    Tons of new high tech and paying jobs...

  • @mike9347
    @mike93479 ай бұрын

    Ha haaa 😂 Current Collins class availability is about 2 subs operational at any one time because of a lack of crews. So good luck manning a more complex and expensive weapons platform and expecting it to be combat capable as a full squadron.

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    8 ай бұрын

    Here's a thought - perhaps they might be planning on recruiting and training additional sailors? They could offer sign-up bonuses and better pay to increase the enlistment rate.

  • @mike9347

    @mike9347

    8 ай бұрын

    @@pike100 they have been trying that for decades. Still doesn't work

  • @davidrobertson5700
    @davidrobertson57009 ай бұрын

    Why the copyrighted music from Dune ? Please change music before a copyright infringement happens .

  • @roddychristodoulou9111
    @roddychristodoulou911110 ай бұрын

    This story is more than bizarre , so it turns out that Australia was going to but 12 French submarines for a total of 50 billion dollars . America then twisted Australia's arm and told them no so they can be part of AUKUS . Australia agrees and joins this AUKUS group and now it's going to cost them around 250 billion dollars . Yes this makes a lot of sense to which only Australia understands .

  • @dzordzstiven8008

    @dzordzstiven8008

    10 ай бұрын

    A ssser ruske

  • @jeffrogers3175

    @jeffrogers3175

    10 ай бұрын

    Actually I am not sure that we do!!

  • @codeysimmons790

    @codeysimmons790

    10 ай бұрын

    No mate Australian went to the US with this proposal. Your also leaving out the fact that the French submarines were conventionally powered an unable to meet Australian’s changing strategic requirements. The cost that everyone keeps sighting for the AUKUS subs does not only include the vessels, but also the construction of submarines bases on the east and west coasts, as well as new training facilities and production facilities. These are once off costs and do not reflect the price of subs themselves.

  • @roddychristodoulou9111

    @roddychristodoulou9111

    10 ай бұрын

    This is not what I've read , I very much doubt what you say is credible . The deal with Australia and France was only recently signed and because of the abrupt cancellation Australia had to pay France 650 million dollars cancellation fee . This would would imply that AUKUS was not in the making but a knee jerk reaction by America to counter China's growing influence in the pacific .

  • @couttsw

    @couttsw

    9 ай бұрын

    @@codeysimmons790 But why didn't we build them ourselves?

  • @bestamerica
    @bestamerica9 ай бұрын

    ' american company navy shipward need to build 10 better bigger strongger submarines than cheap low classic ussr russia typhoon down as kursk

  • @hmmmnope1546
    @hmmmnope15469 ай бұрын

    Would you intercept me? I’d intercept me

  • @josefwintzentlibot7852
    @josefwintzentlibot785210 ай бұрын

    You are talking non-sense FYI, those vert tubes were originally for ballistic missiles before they adapted it for cruise, so of course they can be readapted back to ballistic.

  • @shan931
    @shan9319 ай бұрын

    I don't know if the narration is an AI voice or just a stupid person who doesn't know how to pronounce names like Trafalgar but it drives me crazy to listen to. It was pronounced as Tref - Fell - Gar.

  • @TimBrianTufuga
    @TimBrianTufuga10 ай бұрын

    Sounds so fancy until you notice that the Yasen Class for the Russians and the Type 095 SSN and type 096 SSBN for the Chinese Submarine Fleet in significant numbers outpaces the American submarine manufacturing capabilities, the AUKUS deterrence variable seems to be a strawman's bravado at best. It will not deter squiddly squat to the Chinese and Russian Naval power porjection now and certainly well into the future.

  • @counterfit5

    @counterfit5

    10 ай бұрын

    What are you talking about? There are a whopping 3 Yasens in service, while twice that many Virginias are being built *right now*, plus 22 have been completed, and 21 are active. And the Types 095 and 096 aren't even being built yet.

  • @couttsw

    @couttsw

    9 ай бұрын

    Don't need to deter, just be more quiet than they are. Then they wonder where you are and if you are right up their collective asses.

  • @toolegittoquit_001

    @toolegittoquit_001

    9 ай бұрын

    You don't need many adversaries when you can hear these subs when they depart the shipyard 👂

  • @greggpennington966

    @greggpennington966

    9 ай бұрын

    With all their current issues, the CCP and PRC may not be around tomorrow !

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@toolegittoquit_001Whose subs? The Russians and the Chinese? Or are you talking about the future AUKUS submarines?

  • @Why-ct6kz
    @Why-ct6kz9 ай бұрын

    what everyone fails to see is Australia is co signed to non proliffiation treaty , non nukes, and also it has no nuke experience or technical trades / training for nuclear systems . and AI non manned subs are being massivly built by everyone now, so manned subs may be past there used by date , just as drones have taken over and will continue taking over missions , especially now with the f35 and its drone wings / swams etc. Also australia cant built a nuke boat or even a collins boat for that matter, the shipyard in SA is hopeless.and how are we to pay for these boats that the yanks cant build enopugh for themselves let alone australia.And who wants to go to war with china, they own most of australia anyway thanks to our treasonous governments over the last 20 years.

  • @scotty311

    @scotty311

    9 ай бұрын

    The Virginia's Australia will get will be the oldest the US has to offer. They will offload their old and less capable stock to Australia.

  • @Why-ct6kz

    @Why-ct6kz

    9 ай бұрын

    @@scotty311 naturally they will ,

  • @AndrewinAus

    @AndrewinAus

    6 ай бұрын

    @@scotty311 That doesn't appear to be the plan at this point of the 3 agreed to be purchased and transferred 2 a to be boats that will have at least 20 out of their 33 year life left and 1 will be a new build off the production line.

  • @saitmardin3332
    @saitmardin333210 ай бұрын

    talk about nuclear proliferation.. disgusting.

  • @counterfit5

    @counterfit5

    10 ай бұрын

    What proliferation? Reactors aren't weapons

  • @tim7462
    @tim746210 ай бұрын

    Will it carry the SM-6? Did not see it here.

  • @navyreviewer

    @navyreviewer

    10 ай бұрын

    no.

  • @justinzak5025

    @justinzak5025

    10 ай бұрын

    The US and it’s pacific allies should consider diesel point defense subs.

  • @navyreviewer

    @navyreviewer

    10 ай бұрын

    @@justinzak5025 most "allied" submarines in the western pacific are diesel.

  • @LeonAust

    @LeonAust

    10 ай бұрын

    The new version of the Tomahawk will have land attack and a similar anti shipping capability to the LRASM albeit at double the LRASM range. The LRASM has stealth and increased tactical awareness.

  • @craig4867
    @craig48679 ай бұрын

    Another Western game changer! Underwater LEOPARD tank! U.S. Navy is weak! Overfed and woke!

  • @gnatgawanis4481
    @gnatgawanis4481Ай бұрын

    china can make this kind of submarine 10x as many and less than half the price. the problem is, it will only last for 1 to 2 year.

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