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- The US Navy plans to reclassify its future Virginia-class submarines as guided missile submarines.
- This reflects the strike capabilities added by the Virginia Payload Module, which expands missile capacity and payload variety.
- The new submarines will replace the aging Ohio-class fleet, and the Navy aims to eventually field nineteen of them.
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- Progress in building and integrating the Virginia Payload Module into the new submarines.
- Timeline for retiring Ohio-class submarines as the Virginia-class replacements enter service.
- Whether the Navy reaches its goal of nineteen of these submarines in the fleet.
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