Navy Gets $10.4B For Columbia Subs As Missile Tubes Fixed; Congress Keeping Service On Tight Leash

Navy Gets $10.4B For Columbia Subs As Missile Tubes Fixed; Congress Keeping Service On Tight Leash
Navy Gets $10.4B For Columbia Subs As Missile Tubes Fixed; Congress Keeping Service On Tight Leash

House committee wants to hold money back from DoD until it delivers shipbuilding plans, while putting the breaks on armed unmanned surface ships.

Columbia, Ohio Subs On Schedule, Despite Missile Tube Problems

Columbia, Ohio Subs On Schedule, Despite Missile Tube Problems
Columbia, Ohio Subs On Schedule, Despite Missile Tube Problems

The company that has experienced slip-ups in delivering missile tubes to the Navy might leave the business, leaving only a single company who can do the work.

DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base

DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base
DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base

As the Pentagon starts pumping cash into shipyards and small weapons manufacturers, is it enough to save some ailing production lines?

Nuke Sub Launch Tube Problems Found: ‘Warning Flags Are Up’

Nuke Sub Launch Tube Problems Found: ‘Warning Flags Are Up’
Nuke Sub Launch Tube Problems Found: ‘Warning Flags Are Up’

WASHINGTON: The Navy has discovered problems with the welds on 12 nuclear missile launch tubes, some for America’s $122.3 billion Columbia-class submarine program and others for the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought submarines. The issue is serious enough that Rep. Joe Courtney, top Democrat on the House seapower subcommittee, told me “the warning flags are up.” There is…