US Navy Pushes Ahead With Plan to Build 12 New Nuclear Ballistic Missile Subs

The U.S. Navy officially approved the start of detailed design and engineering work on its new class of SSBNs.



by Franz-Stefan Gady



The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program, formerly known as the Ohio-class Replacement Program, is officially entering the next stage in the long and drawn out Department of Defense acquisition process by passing a so-called Milestone