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SASC Policy Bill Pushes Second Sub, Third Destroyer, Concerns Over Ship Design Maturity

SASC Policy Bill Pushes Second Sub, Third Destroyer, Concerns Over Ship Design Maturity
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for routine operations. General Dynamics' sales in the quarter benefited from work on the Block IV version of the class. Photo: U.S. Navy

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SAC) version of the draft fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) pushes the Navy to procure a second attack submarine, third destroyer and showed concern about ship design maturity issues. The committee announced on Friday it had passed the bill, with it next to go to the full Senate floor. Like the House Armed Services Committee’s version, the Senate bill exceeds the Navy’s request for just one Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) in FY…

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