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Navy/USMC

Navy Leaders Predict Reaching Two SSNs Per Year By 2028, Columbia May Be Delayed

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

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Navy Leaders Predict Reaching Two SSNs Per Year By 2028, Columbia May Be Delayed

Launching of the Virginia-class attack submarine Minnesota (SSN-783) at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division. (Photo: HII)

Navy officials this week said they expect industry to be able to produce two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN) per year by 2028 and did not deny that the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) may be delayed. During the Navy’s fiscal year 2025 budget request briefing on Monday, Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven underscored this year's and other recent funding requests have boosted spending for the submarine industrial base (SIB) in an effort to reach production levels the…

Congress

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Congress

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