SECNAV Phelan: Fixing Columbia, Virginia Sub Production Top Priority
Getting the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program back on schedule and speeding up the delivery of Virginia-class attack boats took…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Submarine Program
The following is the March 18, 2025 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Submarine Program
The following is the Feb. 5, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
GD CEO: Electric Boat to Scale Back Submarine Work Due to ‘Major Component’ Delays
The prime contractor behind the Pentagon’s top acquisition priority is slowing its rate of producing submarines due to a lack…
DoJ Notified of Suspected Faulty Welds on Subs, Aircraft Carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding
Shipuilder Newport News Shipbuilding, Va., informed the Department of Justice of faulty welds that may have been made intentionally on…
Navy Awards BlueForge Alliance $951M Contract for ‘Uplifting’ U.S. Submarine Industrial Base
A non-profit best known for marketing submarine construction jobs through television ads and NASCAR races won a $951 million Navy…
STRATCOM Promises Senate No Gap in Ballistic Missile Submarine Coverage
Strategic Command’s commander pledged to “ensure there is no gap” between the delivery of the Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines and the…
Attack Sub Boise Overhaul At Risk Under One-Year Continuing Resolution
The long-awaited overhaul of the idle attack submarine USS Boise (SSN-764) is in jeopardy if Congress does not pass a…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the Feb. 16, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
HII Delivers First Columbia-Class Submarine Stern to GD Electric Boat, Says CEO
HII’s Newport News delivered the stern of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine to General Dynamics Electric Boat over the…