November 8, 2019
The Navy's Next Submarine Is Going To Redefine the Word 'Stealth'
Meet the Columbia-class.
by Kris Osborn
Key point: It is critical that America maintains a secure nuclear second-strike capability.
The Navy has now issued at least one-fourth of the design work and begun further advancing work on systems such as a stealthy "electric drive" propulsion system for the emerging nuclear-armed Columbia-Class ballistic missile submarines by 2021.
“Of the required design disclosures (drawings), 26-percent have been issued, and the program is on a path to have 83-percent issued by construction start,†Bill Couch, spokesman for Naval Sea Systems Command, told Warrior Maven.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/navys-next-submarine-going-redefine-word-stealth-94896
