US deploys "killer" in the ocean

The US Navy officially received the nuclear submarine USS Colorado (SSN-788) at the shipyard in North Kingstown (Rhode Island). It is noteworthy that the US officially put this new submarine into service in the context of Russia also putting into service a new generation of submarines equipped with super weapons.

The USS Colorado, a Virginia-class submarine, began construction in March 2012. It is the fifth of eight Block III submarines. Block III nuclear submarines differ from previous versions in many ways, including a new sonar system with a completely different antenna shape.

Virginia-class nuclear submarine of the US Navy.

In addition, this type of submarine does not have a system of 12 launch tubes but only two launch tube clusters with a size of about 2.2 m, each launch tube cluster can not only carry 6 Tomahawk BGM-109 cruise missiles but in the future can be used for other weapons. The ship is also equipped with 4 torpedo launchers.

The USS Colorado can sink submarines and surface ships from a distance of more than 20 miles or destroy land targets with cruise missiles from thousands of miles away.

The USS Colorado's stealth, endurance, firepower, and sensor modules enable the nuclear-powered submarine to fulfill five of the six core strategic capabilities at sea: sea control, force projection, forward deployment, maritime security, and deterrence.

The USS Colorado, along with the rest of the Virginia class, is the backbone and most advanced attack submarine of the US Navy. It was designed to replace its predecessors, the Los Angeles class, and even the more advanced but expensive and complex Seawolf class.

The US Navy plans to build a total of 48 of these submarines, with 14 already completed and operational, and four more under construction. This is also the first class of US Navy submarines designed to accommodate or deploy nine Navy SEALs while the ship is submerged.