
A Navy official this week confirmed the service is officially planning to extend up to five Ohio-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) starting in 2029 as a hedge against any more Columbia-class delays. During the annual Naval Submarine League Symposium on Nov. 7, Rear Adm. Scott Pappano, program executive officer for (PEO) for Strategic Submarines, said the Navy has affirmatively decided in its plans and program of record to extend up to five submarines, starting with the USS Alaska (SSBN-732),…