The U.S. Navy Is Going All Out to Manufacture More Attack Submarines

U.S. Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelvin Edwards (Released)

Business Insider/Scout Warrior: The Navy is going to pump out more attack submarines to counter Russia and China

* A new Navy analysis says producing more Virginia-Class attack submarines on a much faster timetable is necessary to ensure the US' future undersea dominance.
* The previous status quo was to reduce production of Virginia-Class boats from to two to one in the early 2020s, but the study recommends two per year.
* If the study's recommendations are adopted, the US would produce two Virginia-Class boats and one Columbia-Class boat per year.

A newly completed comprehensive Navy analysis says producing more Virginia-Class attack submarines on a much faster timetable is "achievable" and necessary to ensure future undersea dominance for the US - in an increasingly contested strategic global environment.

The Navy report, titled The Submarine Industrial Base and the Viability of Producing Additional Attack Submarines Beyond the Fiscal Year 2017 Shipbuilding Plan in the 2017–2030 Timeframe, was delivered to Congress on July 5, 2017, Navy officials told Scout Warrior.

The current or previous status quo had been for the Navy to drop from building two Virginia-Class boats per year to one in the early 2020s when construction of the new Columbia-Class nuclear armed submarines begins.

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WNU Editor:  A lot of background information in the above post.