From the New London Day: $700 billion defense policy bill signed by Trump “paves” the way for more submarines

Before signing the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act into law Tuesday, President Donald Trump highlighted some of its key provisions, saying it “paves the way...

From Business Insider: We took a rare tour of one of the US Navy’s most dangerous warships — nicknamed the ‘Sledgehammer of Freedom’

TThe USS John Warner, a Virginia-class attack submarine commissioned in 2015, is the US’s third-newest sub. We got the chance to tour the Warner as...

From the New London Day: More subs if Trump signs $700B defense bill, but funding uncertain

Awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature is a bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions for Connecticut’s submarine industrial base and more...

From Breaking Defense: Industry Can Build 355 Ships, But Which Ones?

WASHINGTON: Sure, American industry can build the 355-ship fleet both Trump and the admirals want, three former Navy Secretaries said today. We can even build...

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: Navy Only Interested in Stable 2-A-Year Attack Boat Build Rate Despite Congressional Authority to Buy More

THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s undersea warfare division is eyeing a stable two-a-year attack submarine rate to reach its ultimate goal of a 66-SSN fleet,...

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: Virginia-Class Program Aiming for 3-Month Post-Shakedown Availabilities to Deliver Subs to Fleet Faster

The Virginia-class submarine program office is looking to get its attack boats out to the fleet faster through shortening the post-shakedown availability period to just...

From the New London Day: $700B defense bill deal includes more subs

A deal has been reached on a whopping $700 billion defense policy bill for fiscal year 2018 that would allow for increased attack submarine production....

From the U.S. Naval Institute News: VADM Johnson: Navy Must Reliably Execute 60-Month Attack Sub Construction Before Upping Build Rates

The Navy and industry must prove they can reliably build a Virginia-class attack submarine in just 60 months before talks start about increasing the quantity...