Navy to add new attack submarines by 2045 in massive surge
The prospect of a rapid uptick in attack submarine production has been discussed for several years
By Kris Osborn | Warrior Maven
New Virginia-class attack submarines are being built with a massive increase in firepower, much more sensitive and with powerful sonar detection and a new generation of computing, navigation, and command and control systems … and the Navy does not have enough of them.
It is a challenge that the Navy’s recently released 30-year shipbuilding plan seeks to correct, by calling for an increase in submarine production and acquisition in coming years to address emerging threats, meet growing requests from Combatant Commanders and greatly expand the mission scope for attack submarines to include more reconnaissance and clandestine undersea patrols.
The prospect of a rapid uptick in attack submarine production has been discussed and advocated now for several years by both members of Congress and senior U.S. Navy leaders who have for quite some time voiced concerns about the size and reach of the service’s submarine fleet in coming years.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/navy-plans-to-add-nearly-20-new-attack-submarines-by-2045-in-massive-surge
