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This Advanced Nuclear Submarine Is Set To Join The US Navy's Fleet Soon After Successful Testing
The USS Massachusetts, a Block IV Virginia-class submarine, could soon join the U.S. Navy fleet after completing its initial sea trials.
"Today is a significant event for us – the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Khabarovsk is being launched from the renowned Sevmash shipyard," Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said after Navy Commander Admiral Aleksandr Moiseev has smashed the traditional bottle of champagne into the hull of submarine.
China operates its nuclear submarines in the East and South China Seas, as well as the western Pacific, and with South Korea now having their possession, it has left Tokyo out of the loop
An American nuclear submarine where one in 10 crew members is Australian has arrived at the Garden Island naval base for a month-long maintenance stopover, ahead of regular AUKUS rotations that begin in 2027.