Pacific Commander Wants Subs The Navy Just Doesn’t Have
The Navy is losing submarines just when commanders say they need more, more, more.
By Paul McLeary on March 29, 2019 at 3:33 PM
WASHINGTON: US commanders facing off against growing Chinese and Russian fleets want more submarines in the water, and they want them now. That will be a major challenge as the Navy struggles to keep its subs in service and out of extended repair availabilities.
Not only are shipyards and parts suppliers straining under the current workload, pushing back maintenance availabilities and placing new submarine construction at some risk, but long-range plans see the number of attack subs dipping significantly before they slowly rise again late next decade.
https://breakingdefense.com/2019/03/pacific-commander-wants-subs-the-navy-just-doesnt-have/
