$1.7 Billion Over Budget: The Columbia-Class Submarine’s Growing Price Tag Considering the increasing hostility of America’s nuclear-armed adversaries, maintaining a technologically superior ...
Summary: The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) are set to replace the aging Ohio-class, ensuring the U.S. Navy maintains its sea-based nuclear deterrent into the 2080s.
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Monday the third Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine will be named for Groton, home of the Naval Submarine Base and Electric Boat ...