The Navy has revealed a timeline to sell used Virginia submarines and a new boat as part of a trilateral security arrangement. More sailor maintenance and changes to crew sizes are in the works for the troubled LCS fleet, officials say. The commander of Naval Submarine Forces believes he can get submarine maintenance back on track and readiness rates up to the 80% goal by late FY27. The U.S. Navy has commissioned a flurry of activities to mature metal additive manufacturing — and Danville, Virginia, is at the heart of that effort. A submarine community reorganization is allowing greater focus on submarine sustainment, weapons production and new capabilities like Project Overmatch. The SIB-25 looked at a fuller range of work the submarine-industrial base will be asked to do in the coming years and the funding it will need. Construction delays on carrier Enterprise are one factor in ongoing discussions about when to sign a contract for the next two carriers, 82 and 83. To hedge against first-in-class test delays, the Navy wants to build back a schedule buffer for the District of Columbia. The stopgap funding bill allows construction to begin on a second Columbia-class submarine as it threatens to fall behind schedule while a shutdown looms. AUKUS was announced two years ago. Now Congress must pass several bills to make the pact work, from export controls to submarine transfer authorities. Load More