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GAO: Design Tool Delays Lead To Columbia SSBN Construction Delays

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GAO: Design Tool Delays Lead To Columbia SSBN Construction Delays
Artist rendering of the future Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), which will replace the Ohio-class submarines. (Illustration: U.S. Navy)

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on Jan. 14 warning issues with a new digital design tool and further effects threatens the cost and schedule of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). The report, “Delivery Hinges on Timely and Quality Materials from an Atrophied Supplier Base,” said the Navy’s schedule for the lead SSBN is threatened by continuing challenges with the computer-aided software tool prime contractor General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] is using to design the vessel.…

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