The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama, one of the boats the Navy plans to replace with the Columbia-class. USN
The Warzone/The Drive: Navy Trims New Missile Sub Cost to $7.2B, But Struggles to Keep Existing Subs Operational
The service is looking to build three subs a year, or more, but more than a dozen boats sit idle waiting for repairs.
The U.S. Navy says it had gotten the average cost of each of its future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, or SSBNs, down to almost $7.2 billion and that the project is on schedule. The latter point is especially important since the service remains concerned about whether shipyards can deliver boats on time while its existing subs are also struggling to meet operational demands due to a major maintenance backlog.
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Michal Jabaley, who is the Program Executive Officer for Submarines made the announcement at the Naval Submarine League’s annual conference earlier in November 2017. The service is planning to buy 12 Columbia-class boats in total to replace the bulk of the Cold War-era Ohio-class, with the lead ship entering service in 2031 if everything continues on schedule.
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WNU Editor: $7.2 billion to build one ballistic missile submarine ?!?!?!?!
3 comments:
I wonder what the maintenance costs will be compared to current models.
Well, the price is obviously huge, but I think that's very well calculate. We have to think forward: we are not at war now, but that's possible it will be real faster than we think. When we are at war, the cost has no meaning.
Geez, that's like seven F-35's!
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