Virginia-Class Shortages Possible: CRS
By Michael Fabey
The U.S. Navy is still coming up short in its plan to fund Virginia-class submarines in coming decades and Congress will have to decide whether to go ahead with the service’s sub-building strategy or get the Navy to come up with a new plan, according to a recent report by congressional researchers. While the Navy’s global defense strategy includes a force of 48 Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) in the coming decades, the service’s ...
