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Navy Looking For Separate Funding For Columbia Subs

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Navy Looking For Separate Funding For Columbia Subs
An artist’s rendering of the U.S. Navy’s future Columbia-class submarine. The program will be a huge driver of growth in General Dynamics’ Marine Systems segment in the coming years. (Photo: U.S. Navy )

A top Navy official confirmed the service is looking to fund the upcoming Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine program (SSBN) separately from the normal shipbuilding budget.Vice Adm. William Merz, Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems (OPNAV N9) told reporters following a Senate Armed Services Seapower subcommittee hearing on Nov. 27 that discussions to move Columbia funding outside the traditional shipbuilding account is “becoming more active” as the horizon of construction set to start in fiscal year 2021 gets…

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