Darpa Looks at New Technologies for Next-Generation Attack Submarine

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With the cost of a single Virginia-class attack submarine approaching $2.5 billion, efforts to find lower-cost technologies are becoming a fiscal imperative for the cash-strapped Pentagon. And that's precisely what lies at the heart of a futuristic project that could yield a radically new submarine...

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