Editing Virginia-class submarine (section)

===Block V===
Block V has 12 boats and may incorporate the Virginia Payload Module (VPM), which would give guided-missile capability when the [[Cruise missile submarine#U.S. Navy|SSGN]]s are retired from service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia Payload Module (VPM) |website=General Dynamics - Electric Boat |url=http://www.gdeb.com/news/advertising/ |access-date=4 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524095723/http://www.gdeb.com/news/advertising/ |archive-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Virginia Payload Module will be included on Block V submarines starting with the second boat, SSN-803.<ref name="nff1">{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2169558/attack-submarines-ssn/|title=Attack Submarines - SSN |date=8 October 2021|access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> The Block V boats with VPM are expected to triple the capacity of shore targets for each boat.<ref name="forbes1" /> Construction on the first two boats of this block was expected to begin in 2019 but was pushed back to 2020, with contracts for long lead time material for [[USS Oklahoma (SSN-802)|SSN-802]] and [[USS Arizona (SSN-803)|SSN-803]] being awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat.<ref name="GenDyn">{{cite web|url=https://www.gd.com/news/press-releases/2017/02/general-dynamics-awarded-126-million-us-navy-virginia-class-block-v-long|title=General Dynamics Awarded $126 Million by US Navy for Virginia-class Block V Long Lead Time Material|publisher=gd.com|date=16 February 2017|access-date=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130302/https://www.gd.com/news/press-releases/2017/02/general-dynamics-awarded-126-million-us-navy-virginia-class-block-v-long|archive-date=26 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=GDEBarchives>{{cite web|url=http://www.gdeb.com/news/news_archives/2017archives.html#02-16-17|title=General Dynamics Electric Boat archives: 26 February 2017 Block V press release|publisher=gdeb.com|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108062513/http://www.gdeb.com/news/news_archives/2017archives.html#02-16-17|archive-date=8 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> HII Newport News Shipbuilding was awarded a long-lead materials contract for two Block V boats in 2017, the first Block Vs for the company.<ref name="HIINN">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/huntington-ingalls-industries-reports-first-quarter-2017-results|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries reports first quarter 2017 results|date=4 May 2017|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108063636/http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/huntington-ingalls-industries-reports-first-quarter-2017-results|archive-date=8 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 2 December 2019, the Navy announced an order for nine new ''Virginia''-class submarines—eight Block Vs and one Block IV—for a total contract price of $22&nbsp;billion with an option for a tenth boat.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a30109198/block-v-virginia-submarine/| title = ''Popular Mechanics''| date = 3 December 2019}}</ref> The Block V subs were confirmed to have an increased length, from 377&nbsp;ft (115 m) to 460&nbsp;ft (140 m), and displacement, from 7,800 tons to 10,200 tons. This would make the Block V the second-longest US submarine, behind only the {{sclass|Ohio|submarine}}s (at 560&nbsp;ft; 170 m).<ref name="blockVa">{{cite web|url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-navy-orders-new-block-of-attack-submarines|title=U.S. Navy Orders New Block of Attack Submarines|publisher=maritime-executive.com|date=3 December 2019|access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>

On 22 March 2021, the U.S. Navy added the 10th boat of the Block V series of the ''Virginia''-class attack submarine, issuing a $2.4&nbsp;billion adjustment on the December 2019 contract. This brings the total cost of the contract with prime contractor General Dynamics Electric Boat to $24.1&nbsp;billion. The net increase for the contract is $1.89&nbsp;billion, according to a General Dynamics release. Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding is the partner yard in the program.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2021/03/19/the-us-navy-inks-a-deal-for-a-tenth-block-v-virginia-class-submarine/ |title = US Navy inks deal for a tenth Virginia-class submarine |author = David Larter |publisher = Defense News |date = 2021-03-22}}</ref>