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June 13, 2021
See This Submarine? The Navy Wants As Many As they Can.
Following years of deliberation, budget planning and several industrial base assessments, the Navy is now moving to execute an ambitious plan to build as many as three Virginia-class submarines per year.
by Kris Osborn
The U.S. Navy simply can’t build submarines fast enough as it seeks to offset, minimize or even preclude an anticipated attack submarine “deficit” in coming years as more Los Angeles class attack submarines retire. While Virginia-class attack submarines are arriving, with many already here, the Navy has for many years now been working with Congress to increase the pace of production and delivery of the new boats.
Following years of deliberation, budget planning and several industrial base assessments, the Navy is now moving to execute an ambitious plan to build as many as three Virginia-class submarines per year in coming years, and maintain a pace of at least two per years when production of the new Columbia-class submarines revs up at the end of the decade. The need for the submarines is certainly well understood, and numerous extensive assessments have determined that the U.S. industrial base can, in fact, absorb a substantial uptick in attack submarine production and delivery.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/see-submarine-navy-wants-many-they-can-187507