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The U.S. Navy’s Looming Virginia-class Block V Submarine Crisis
It doesn’t really matter if the Block V submarines are slated to have more firepower. The crucial issue is that they aren’t ...
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Navy's new submarine class over budget, behind schedule
Electric Boat is the prime contractor for both design and construction of the Columbia class program, with Newport News serving as a major subcontractor. As Ohio class submarines begin to retire ...
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SSGN - Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine
Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGN) provide the Navy with unprecedented strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform. Armed with tactical ...
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US Navy, Electric Boat, lawmakers and workers…
It will replace 14 Ohio-class submarines due to begin to retire ... million expansion to accommodate a significant increase in construction related to the Columbia and Virginia-class submarines.
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SSBN - Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine
The 14 Ohio-class SSBNs can carry up to 24 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with multiple independently-targeted warheads. However, under the New Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty ...
What could Trump's plan to boost U.S. shipbuilding mean for Connecticut?
President Donald Trump wants to increase shipbuilding, which is already a key contributor to the Connecticut economy, through ...
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Report to Congress on Columbia-class Submarine Program
class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. Since 2013 ...