NSSN Virginia-class - current status and future

[bobbymike]

https://news.usni.org/2024/04/25/hii-delivers-attack-boat-new-jersey-to-navy?mc_cid=34c6c5cba6&mc_eid=307947a252

 

[Forest Green]

House Armed Services Committee adds second Virginia submarine in FY25

The panel aims to keep submarine construction on track by paying for part of a second boat in fiscal 2025, which the Navy planned to nix.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Forest Green]

Navy investment in BlueForge Alliance up to $500 million, and growing - Breaking Defense

The Texas-based non-profit quickly made a name for itself by running ads for its BuildSubmarines.com website on major sports and entertainment events.

breakingdefense.com

 

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https://news.usni.org/2024/06/14/sasc-defense-bill-calls-for-2-virginia-attack-subs-3-destroyers-sets-restrictions-on-frigate-landing-ship-medium?utm_source=USNI+News

 

[A Tentative Fleet Plan]

However given the hostility of McNamara to the CVN-68 program

McNamara was supportive of the CVN-68 program and approved the funding the for the first few ships of the class. The CVN and DXGN programs mostly post date his time in office. I don't know where the 40 ship program comes from, around 1970 there were proposals for 23. By and large the program seems to have died prior to FY75 because the the ship's combat system was obsolete, and they were incapable of accommodating Aegis.