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Columbia-class SSBN

Navy Nuke Head Says New Tech Easing Sub Production Increase


1 month ago by Rich Abott
@ReaderRabott

The head of the naval nuclear propulsion program this week argued submarine shipbuilding is improving, in part thanks to new technologies. While the U.S. Navy and submarine industrial base are […] ...

White House Requests $7.3 Billion To Keep Funding Columbia, Virginia Sub Construction Shortfall


5 months ago by Rich Abott
@ReaderRabott

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Monday requested another $7.3 billion from Congress to continue to build the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and cover shortfalls […] ...

Sub Official Vows First Columbia Boat On Patrol By 2030


6 months ago by Rich Abott
@ReaderRabott

A Navy official last week promised the first Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine will deploy for patrol by 2030 despite a year of delays. “How’s Columbia going today? In one […] ...

GAO: Columbia-Class Schedule And Cost Growth Likely To Increase, Navy Should Revise Cost Estimates


7 months ago by Rich Abott
@ReaderRabott

The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) latest audit of the Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine program estimated the first new boat has cost overruns several times higher than the shipbuilder and […] ...

HAC-D Chairman Criticizes SECNAV For Submarine Cost Growth, Cites $17 Billion SSN Shoftfall


8 months ago by Rich Abott
@ReaderRabott

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, heavily criticized Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro about significant cost overruns and delays in submarine and ship […] ...

Austal Nabs $450 Million GD Award To Expand Sub Module Production


8 months ago by Rich Abott
@ReaderRabott

General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] awarded Austal USA a $450 million contract to increase its infrastructure to design, construct and outfit new submarine modules for the U.S. submarine’s prime contractor, […] ...

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