Navy’s New Nuke Sub On Track; Early Problems Fixed
By Paul McLeary on February 26, 2019 at 6:19 PM
A Navy depiction of the future USS Columbia nuclear missile submarine (SSBN 826)
CAPITOL HILL The head of the Navy’s Columbia-class nuclear submarine program says that the program, despite earlier concerns over cost, schedule, and industrial base issues, is set to meet its goal of a first deployment in 2031, putting the service’s most expensive and consequential program on track.
The boats will come just in time to replace the fourteen aging Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, which will be over 40 years old by time they’re replaced, making them the oldest subs the US Navy has ever taken to sea.
https://breakingdefense.com/2019/02/navys-new-nuke-sub-on-track-early-problems-fixed/
