Latest "Columbia-class submarine" stories

Exemption given for Navy to build nuclear sub in stopgap funding bill

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.

By Bryant Harris and Megan Eckstein

3 days ago

US Navy may accelerate investments to extend some Ohio subs’ lives

The Navy is considering extending the lives of a few Ohio-class submarines in fiscal 2025 to hedge against any delays as the Columbia class is built.

By Megan Eckstein

4 months ago

Defense firms outsource sub, carrier construction amid labor woes

If the Navy's prime shipbuilders can't bring enough workers to their facilities, they're looking to outsource more work to manufacturers elsewhere.

By Megan Eckstein

11 months ago

Biden plan to shelve Trump-era sea nuke comes under fire

U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program have emerged as an early political brawl in a brewing fight over next year’s defense budget.

18 months ago

US military may sidestep big budget cuts backed by progressives

While the cost of the nation’s pandemic response is putting pressure on the defense budget, its unlikely Congress will make a sweeping, indiscriminate cut, according to Senate Armed Services Committee chairman.

3 years ago

How Republicans might accept a smaller defense budget

Republican Rep. Ken Calvert is willing to meet Democratic lawmakers partway in their reported plans to trim the defense budget: cut back on civilian employees, not equipment and modernization.

3 years ago

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