Navy Awards $9.47B Contract For First Columbia-Class SSBN, Advance Work On Second Boat
This post has been updated to include additional comments on the contract award. The Navy today awarded a $9.47 billion…
U.K. Ballistic Missile Sub Crew Suffers COVID-19 Outbreak After Visit to U.S. Sub Base
More than 30 members of the crew of the U.K. Royal Navy ballistic-missile submarine HMS Vigilant (S30) have tested positive…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the Sept. 8, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the June 24, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Navy, Electric Boat Agree on $9.5B Contract Option for First 2 Columbia Subs
The Navy and its lead builder for a new class of ballistic-missile submarines have hammered out their path forward for…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the June 2, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Report on the Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the Feb. 26, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Lawmakers Still Lack Details on Pentagon Shipbuilding Plan
Two senior lawmakers said they don’t have enough information to evaluate the Trump administration’s “hard rudder turn” on its shipbuilding…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the Feb. 26, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia(SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and…
UPDATED: Navy’s New Shipbuilding Plan ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Lawmakers Say
This post has been updated to include information from a Feb. 10 budget briefing with Rear Adm. Randy Crites, the…