Baby Boomers Will Upgrade U.S. Sub Fleet

By Michael Fabey

With its ballistic-missile submarine replacement program anchored by milestone authority and a fiscal 2012 request for about $1.1 billion in R&D funding, the U.S. Navy is set to develop and build SSBN(X) boats without sinking the rest of its shipbuilding plan.

While it is apparent the Navy plans to use the Virginia-class attack submarine program as a template for the SSBN(X), ...

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