The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio-class ...

The Navy plans to deliver the first, or lead, Columbia class submarine—the largest and most complex submarine in its history—more quickly than it did for the lead submarines of prior classes, such as ...

Key Points and Summary - The Virginia-class attack submarine program was supposed to deliver two boats a year. Instead, production is stuck around 1.2 annually, with Block V subs years behind schedule ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program is now three years behind schedule, with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) attributing the delays to “design ...

The United States Navy’s Constellation-class frigates are set to replace the aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates now in service, but the warships are now estimated to be three years behind ...