Submarine Industrial Base Council From Breaking Defense: Spending Bill Delay Would Trip Up Nuclear Missile Sub: CR Vs. ORP
CRYSTAL CITY: If Congress doesn’t pass the annual defense spending bill — already 26 days overdue — by January 1st, the Navy’s top priority program...
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From the United States Naval Institute News: U.K. Revives Dreadnought Name for Successor SSBNs
Nominally the Submarine Industrial Base Council would not post news about foreign submarine programs but we thought this might be of interest to our members...
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From the United States Naval Institute News: Columbia Class Milestone B Decision Set For November After Shipyard Deep Dive This Week
Navy and Pentagon acquisition officials this week spent a day at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Connecticut and Rhode Island, taking a close look at...
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From the United States Naval Institute News: Navy Awards $101M To Electric Boat To Build SSBN Missile Tubes; UK Enters Manufacturing Phase On Successor-Class
The U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy’s replacement ballistic missile submarine programs both took steps forward this week, with the Navy awarding $101.3 million to...
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From Next Big Future: Improved Block V Virginia Class Submarines could defer development of SSN(X)
Over the years, the Virginia-class has proven to be an adaptable and versatile design with plenty of room for growth. Indeed, the Virginia-class submarine may prove...
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From Defense News: Contract Signals Start of Manufacturing Phase for British Nuclear Sub
Nominally the Submarine Industrial Base Council would not post news about foreign submarine programs but we thought this might be of interest to our members...
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From The National Interest: The Simple Reason Why America’s Virginia-Class Submarines Are So Good
The United States Navy might defer developing a new next-generation SSN(X) unless such a design holds the potential to provide a revolutionary leap over a...
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From Scout Warrior: Could a New X-Stern and Electric Drive Motor Make the Ohio Replacement Program Submarine the Stealthiest in the World?
The Navy hopes emerging “quieting” technologies will make its new nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines the stealthiest that ever existed.The Navy’s new nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines...
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From United States Naval Institute News: Attack Boat Illinois Delivers Early to Navy
The 13th Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine has delivered earlier than expected to the U.S. Navy, according to a Monday statement from Naval Sea Systems Command. ...
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From Scout Warrior: Navy Admiral: We CAN Build More Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Faster – 2-per Year in the 2020s
Navy analysis now says the service can increase the pace of construction for new Virginia-class attack submarines to better keep pace with Russian and Chinese...