
A Navy submarine official last week reiterated their “North Star” plans to increase submarine production to two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN) and one Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine annually by 2028, but detailed the obstacles and the need to hire thousands of new workers in the industrial base to achieve the goal. Speaking during the annual Naval Submarine League symposium on Nov. 13, Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker, head of Program Executive Office (PEO) Attack Submarines, said the Navy has seen improvements…