Timing Of Destroyer, Attack Submarine Design Upgrades Creates Congressional Concern
The Navy wants to buy guided-missile destroyers and attack submarines in bulk but has plans to upgrade the designs of…
Navy Adds Second Attack Sub to 2021 Plans; Considering 3 SSNs in Future Years
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy plans to buy a second Virginia-class attack submarine in Fiscal Year 2021 to keep the…
Shipbuilders Want Predictable Budgets, Multi-Year Deals to Build the U.S. Navy’s 355 Ship Fleet
U.S. shipbuilding industry could support the Navy’s ambitious plan to quickly grow the fleet to 355 ships, but would need…
Columbia Class Milestone B Decision Set For November After Shipyard Deep Dive This Week
Navy and Pentagon acquisition officials this week spent a day at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Connecticut and Rhode Island,…
Navy Awards $101M To Electric Boat To Build SSBN Missile Tubes; UK Enters Manufacturing Phase On Successor-Class
The U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy’s replacement ballistic missile submarine programs both took steps forward this week, with the…
Navy Will Decide In POM 2018 If It Can Build 2 Attack Subs in 2021
If the Navy is going to maintain its rate of building two Virginia-class attack submarines a year even while building…
Navy Sub Build Strategy: Electric Boat Will Focus On Ohio Replacement While Newport News Delivers More SSNs
The Navy released a Submarine Unified Build Strategy (SUBS) for concurrent Ohio Replacement ballistic missile submarine and Virginia Class attack…
Navy Finds Urgency In Staving Off A Sub Shortfall Decades In The Making
A spike in demand for the Navy’s attacks submarines, just ahead of a spate of decommissionings and a dip in…
Navy Finalizing Virginia Payload Module Design, Will Begin Prototyping To Reduce Risk
The Virginia-class submarine program is finalizing the Virginia Payload Module design and will start prototyping soon to reduce risk and…
PEO Subs Would Like Virginia Payload Modules on All Block V Subs; Decision Set For December
The Program Executive Office for Submarines would like to see the Virginia Payload Module built into all its Block V…