Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) christened the Virginia-class submarine, New Jersey (SSN 796), at the company’s Newport News ShipbuildingNew Jersey is the 23rd Virginia-class submarine and the 11th to be delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding. It is the first submarine designed with a modification for gender integration. The submarine is scheduled to be delivered to the U.S. Navy in late 2022.Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Michael Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former chief of naval operations, gave the keynote speech .“Today is a day of gratitude, especially to the 4,000 men and women whose hard work put New Jersey together,” said Mullen, adding that the nation must prevail in an ideological battle against an adversary it has not seen before.He stated, “The future USS New Jersey will be a critical — some say the most critical — arrow in our quiver”In this video Defense Updates analyzes why USS New Jersey would be a critical addition for the US Navy?