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The Navy Is Preparing to Counter a Submarine Shortage

The service plans to buy more submarines, extend the service lives of older subs.
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By Kyle Mizokami   
Nov 28, 2018


The U.S. Navy is planning to grow its fleet of warships and it’s not leaving submarines behind. The service plans to accelerate the number of submarines it buys per year while refurbishing older boats to keep them in service longer. The service believes it needs to increase the size of the fleet to meet current mission requirements, including a growing Chinese Navy.

The U.S. Navy maintained scores of attack submarines during the Cold War to deter the Soviet Navy. In 1987, at the height of the Reagan defense buildup, the service had a powerful fleet of 102 highly capable nuclear-powered attack submarines. By 1999, eight years after the fall of the USSR, that number that had dipped to a historical low of just 57 attack submarines, the smallest number since 1939. As of September 2018, the U.S. Navy had 50 attack submarines, plus another four guided missile submarines capable of launching large numbers of Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a25335605/the-navy-is-preparing-to-counter-a-submarine-shortage/

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