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Navy Confirms Extending Five SSBNs Starting In 2029

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Navy Confirms Extending Five SSBNs Starting In 2029
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732)(Gold) returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. in September 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ashley Berumen)

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),…

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