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Navy: Lack of Submarine Parts Slowing Down Maintenance, New Construction

27 March 2019

USS Hawaii (SSN-776) off of Oahu, Hawaii during Rim of the Paciﬁc (RIMPAC) exercise, July 9, 2018 . US Navy photo.

CAPITOL HILL – A competition for material between submarine construction and submarine maintenance is contributing to slowdowns in both, the Navy’s acquisition chief told USNI News today.

The Navy has more submarine maintenance to conduct than its four public shipyards can accommodate. As a result, the service has been shifting maintenance availabilities of its older Los...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/26/navy-lack-submarine-parts-slowing-maintenance-new-construction

Navy Appoints Admiral to Oversee Columbia Sub Effort

6 March 2019

Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. US Navy image.

THE PENTAGON – The Navy is standing up a new Program Executive Office for Columbia, pulling the ballistic-missile submarines out of the PEO Submarines portfolio and giving it a one-star admiral who can provide constant focus and leadership as the Columbia program moves from design into construction.

James Geurts, the Navy’s acquisition chief, told a small group of reporters today that the decision to create a new PEO now...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/06/navy-standing-peo-columbia-ensure

Lawmakers Push for More Sub Repairs at Private Yards, Ahead of Navy Releasing Maintenance Strategies

20 December 2018

USS Greeneville (SSN-772) sits atop blocks in Dry Dock #1 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Feb. 21, 2001. DoD photo.

As the Navy grapples with current backlogs of work at public maintenance yards and finalizes its longer-term plans for fleet maintenance, some lawmakers are pushing the Navy to send more attack submarine maintenance work to private shipbuilders.

In last week’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Navy...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/20/lawmakers-push-for-more-sub-repairs-at-private-yards-ahead-of-navy-releasing-maintenance-strategies

Report to Congress on Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Program

23 October 2018

The following is the Oct. 22, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress.

From the report

The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The two Virginia-class boats that the Navy has requested for procurement in FY2019 would be the 29th and 30th boats in the class, and the first two to be covered under a multiyear procurement (MYP) contract...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/23/report-congress-virginia-class-attack-submarine-program-6

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