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Navy Says Virginia Sub Delays Due To Faster Production Rate

Wednesday, November 6th, 2019

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Navy Says Virginia Sub Delays Due To Faster Production Rate

The Virginia-class submarine future USS Delaware (SSN-791) at sea for sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug, 31, 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A top Navy official said on Wednesday delays in recent Virginia-class attack submarine deliveries are due to the shipbuilders boosting production from one to two vessels per year. The last five submarines were delivered late, but “the key thing there is when you look, we went from one per year to two,” Rear Adm. David Goggins, Program Executive Officer Submarines, said at the annual Naval Submarine League symposium. He said the submarines are built out of four super modules, with…

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