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Navy/USMC

Navy Can’t Afford Extending Ohio Submarine Platform, Haney Says

Pat Host

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

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Navy Can’t Afford Extending Ohio Submarine Platform, Haney Says

Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy can’t afford to further extend the life of its current Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine platform, despite an upcoming budgetary challenge on replacing it, according to a key Pentagon official.“That sub was built to last 30 years and we’ve extended it out to 42 years, longer than any other submarine we’ve operated in this country,” U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) chief Adm. Cecil Haney said Thursday at a Defense Writers Group event in Washington. “Our backs are against the wall…

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