First Columbia Nuclear Missile Sub At Risk of 1-Year Delay Due to Supplier Problems
THE PENTAGON – The lead ship in the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is facing a potential one-year delay due…
NORTHCOM: Russia Close to Persistent Nuclear Cruise Missile Attack Sub Presence off U.S. Coasts
Russia could have its most powerful and quiet nuclear attack submarines on persistent patrols off either U.S. Coast in the…
Submarine Industrial Base Under Strain as Virginia-Class Parts Wearing Out Early; Implications For Columbia-Class
Some parts on Virginia-class attack boats are wearing out faster than the Navy anticipated 20 years ago, and buying replacement…
Navy May Extend Life of Ohio SSBNs to Provide Cushion for Introduction of Columbia-class
This post has been updated to correct that the future USS Columbia is planned to go on its first deployment…
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…
Sub Base Kings Bay Keeping Current Ohio Subs Ready, Prepping for Incoming Columbia Class
ABOARD BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE USS ALASKA, AT NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY, Ga. – The East Coast’s ballistic missile submarine…
NAVSEA Says Attack Sub Repairs Much Improved as USS Boise Enters Yard Following 4-Year Wait
After years of struggling to conduct attack submarine maintenance – with the four public naval shipyards prioritizing SSN work last,…
Modly: Parallel Fleet Studies Could Reshape Future of Aircraft Carriers
THE PENTAGON – The Navy has taken several cracks over the years at trying to define a new future aircraft…
Thornberry Uneasy With Pentagon Shipbuilding Plan, Supports Fully Funding Nuclear Triad
The House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican has “heartburn” over the proposed shipbuilding budget for Fiscal Year 2021 but is…
Navy Beginning Tech Study to Extend Trident Nuclear Missile Into the 2080s
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy’s Strategic Systems Program this fiscal year will begin looking at what new technologies it will…