The Navy plans to build an eighth block of its Virginia-class submarine program before transitioning to the next-generation SSN(X) vessel in the early 2040s, according to Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Director Adm. William Houston. “If you look at us as a Navy, we have said that we're going to continue to build Virginia, [that’s] currently the plan. We're looking to go to a block VIII. We are proceeding on with SSN(X) after that,” Houston said Wednesday at the Naval Submarine...
