Navy Seeks to Rev Up to Building 3 Attack Submarines Per Year
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The Navy hopes to increase its current submarine construction op-tempo and build as many as three attack submarines
By Kris Osborn - Managing Editor - Warrior Maven
The Navy hopes to increase its current submarine construction op-tempo and build as many as three Virginia-class submarines per year to more rapidly address the services’ attack submarine deficit.
The previous status quo had been for the Navy to drop from building two Virginia-Class boats per year to one in the early 2020s when construction of the new Columbia-Class nuclear armed submarines begins. The service then moved to a plan to build two Virginia-class submarines and one Columbia-class submarine concurrently, according to findings from a Navy assessment.
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