Navy Sub Program Stumbles: SSN North Dakota Delayed By Launch Tube Troubles

Navy Sub Program Stumbles: SSN North Dakota Delayed By Launch Tube Troubles
Navy Sub Program Stumbles: SSN North Dakota Delayed By Launch Tube Troubles

Problems with a new kind of missile launcher will delay the commissioning of the attack submarine North Dakota, the Navy announced this afternoon. That’s a significant stumble for the Virginia-class submarine program, whose steadily decreasing costs and construction time per boat have become a point of pride for the Navy and shipbuilder Electric Boat alike.…