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Columbia-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Biggest Nuclear Missile Submarine Ever Has 2 Big Problems
The U.S. Navy’s critical Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is facing significant delays and cost overruns.
The Columbia boats will certainly be well worth their hefty price tag whenever they are introduced. The US Navy’s upcoming Columbia-class submarines are facing delays of up to 18 months, as the ...
Nuclear ballistic missile submarine District of Columbia (SSBN-826) is more than halfway completed, with major modules due to ...
Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine Wisconsin, welds her initials into the ship's keel during a keel-laying ceremony Aug. 27, 2025. Supervising is ...
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., in partnership with General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Conn., hosted a christening ...
The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) aims to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. Since 2013, ...
The U.S.S. Wisconsin, a new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine, had its keel laying ceremony on August 27th. The Wisconsin is the second submarine in the Columbia-class, which will eventually ...
The Columbia-class submarines are meant to serve as more advanced replacements for the Ohio-class. Despite massive delays impacting nearly all of the US Navy’s upcoming projects, there appears to be ...
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