Op-Ed: Strategic missile submarines are the Navy’s number one priority
Gary Wetzel in FeaturedNavyOpinion On September 1, 2017
Last December, the U.S. Navy announced the name of the first ship of a new class of ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). The new ballistic missile submarine, or boomer, will be named USS Columbia after the District of Columbia and designated SSBN 826. The first Columbia-class submarine will not enter service until 2031, but the program is already the Navy’s number one priority for funding and acquisition. It is expected that nearly $128 billion will be spent to develop and build the 12 new SSBNs.
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