The attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for an extended drydock selective restrictive availability. (US Navy)
Breaking Defense: As AUKUS looms, US Navy sub leaders sound alarms at home
“We are in our most dangerous decade right now with the geopolitical threats we face,” said Vice Adm. Bill Houston, commander of submarine forces.
WASHINGTON — The US Navy’s top submariners gathered this week just minutes away from the Pentagon and with increasing levels of urgency, conveyed a similar and at times ominous message: The need for the silent service to “get real, get better” is both immediate and imperative.
“We are in our most dangerous decade right now with the geopolitical threats we face,” said Vice Adm. Bill Houston, commander of submarine forces. The Navy has significantly increased the physical size of the submarines it is building in the past decade, but “we’re doing this with an industrial base that has actually shrunk.”
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WNU Editor: One can debate how dangerous the next decade will be. But there is no debate that these US Navy sub commanders want to have more subs .... US Navy wants to avoid shortfall of nuke-armed subs in 2030s (Defense News). More here .... Navy Expanding Attack Submarine Presence on Guam as a Hedge Against Growing Chinese Fleet (USNI News).
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