The US Navy has christened its newest Virginia-class attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799).

The submarine, which began construction in 2017, will be the 26th Virginia-class fast attack submarine and the fifth U.S. Navy ship to be christened with the name Idaho. The last ship named Idaho was battleship BB 42, commissioned in 1919. 

The keel laying ceremony took place on 24 August 2020 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingston, RI.

In this video, Defense Updates analyzes what makes the latest Block IV Virginia-class submarine Idaho an important addition to the US Navy?

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Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
01:47 OVERVIEW
04:11 PROFILE
05:28 SENSORS
06:52 WEAPONS
08:17 ANALYSIS

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▶️ Narration by Scott Leffler (scottleffler.com)

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