The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is pushing toward a first delivery that the service now expects between October 2028 and February 2029, roughly 12 to 16 months ...
The Columbia class is slated to enter service in 2031—with very little room for error, as its predecessor, the Ohio-class SSBN, will be retired starting in 2017. The United States Navy is desperately ...
The US Navy is preparing its future ballistic missile submarine fleet to operate the ...
The USS District of Columbia, the first Columbia-class vessel, was originally slated for completion in 2027—but that timeline was pushed back one year following construction delays. Five years ago, ...