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The Navy’s New Columbia-Class Submarine: $132,000,000,000 and Very Late

-The most expensive submarine acquisition in U.S. history, the program is already experiencing 12-to-16-month delays on its lead vessel, the USS District of Columbia. -A recent GAO report highlighted ...
Stars and Stripes

Virginia-class attack submarine is the new ‘backbone’ of Navy’s undersea service

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy officially has a new “backbone” of its submarine fleet that is bigger, faster, quieter, and has more endurance and firepower than the Vietnam War-era design it passed by in ...
The National Interest

Canada Needs a New Submarine. Which Kind Should It Choose?

Canada has the choice between two excellent new platforms as it prepares to replace its aging Victoria-class subs—but one of the two is much closer to what it needs. Canada is, at least for now, the ...
Newsweek

China State Media Reveals New Nuclear-Armed Submarine

A Chinese sailor deployed aboard a nuclear-armed submarine vowed that his unit would fire missiles "without hesitation" upon receiving an order, according to a report by state media. The report by ...
The Diplomat

Panel Urges Japan to Use ‘Next-Generation Propulsion Systems’ in New Submarines

JS Raigei, the fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Credit: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) A Japanese Defense Ministry panel called ...