Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. US Navy Image
The Navy on Wednesday issued General Dynamics Electric Boat a $5.1 billion contract modification for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine contract. Read More
Chinese DF-41 missiles in 2020.
As China builds up its nuclear weapons arsenal and expands its conventional military forces, United States allies in the Pacific are asking Washington for an extended deterrence alliance in the region, three security experts said Wednesday. Read More
USS Alaska (SSBN-732) arrived at the Port of Gibraltar on June 28, 2021. US Navy Photo
ARLINGTON, Va. – Five of the Navy’s oldest submarines are candidates for a three-year life extension, service officials said on Tuesday. Read More
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 1:13 a.m. Pacific Time on Oct. 2, 2019. US Air Force Photo
The biggest threat to modernizing the nuclear triad is to not keep up sustained modernization funding, a panel of national security experts told a key Senate panel on Tuesday. Read More
Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. US Navy Image
Having the right work force is the biggest challenge affecting the Columbia-class ballistic submarine program’s ability to stay on schedule, the Navy’s senior officer in charge of strategic submarines said Wednesday. Read More
The following is the July 7, 2022, Government Accountability Office report, Defense Industrial Base DoD Should Take Actions to Strengthen Its Risk Mitigation Approach. Read More
The following is the Fiscal Year 2023 Department of the Navy budget highlights book. Read More
The following are the Fiscal Year 2023 budget materials from the Department of the Navy and an unclassified summary of the 2022 National Defense Strategy released tandem March 28, 2022, with the FY 2023 Presidential Budget. The Navy is expected to release more detailed budget material that have been delayed from the initial release. Read More
Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. US Navy Image
This story has been updated to clarify that the Navy could award the Constellation-class frigate contract under a one-year continuing resolution.
The Navy is facing a $500 million shortfall for its Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program if the government is forced to operate under a year-long continuing resolution, a service official told reporters on Tuesday. Read More
Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. US Navy Image
A year-long continuing resolution would force the Navy to miss deadlines on delivering the first Columbia class ballistic missile submarine, the service’s top officer told House appropriators Wednesday. Read More
