The Craigside, while still functioning as a cargo ship.
The USS Ponce functioning in an ASFB capacity.
Posted on 02/04/2014 6:53:21 PM PST by blam
The Navy Is Already Working On A Submarine That Won't Be Ready Until 2030
Kris Osborn, Military.com
Feb. 4, 2014, 8:54 PM
QUONSET POINT, R.I. -- Over the next several years, General Dynamics Electric Boat plans to add several new buildings to its facility here, double its workforce, and invest about $150 million -- all as preparation for the construction of the Navy's next-generation nuclear-armed submarine.
Early prototyping is already under way at Electric Boat for the Ohio Replacement Program (ORP), a high-tech, 560-foot long, nuclear-powered submarine. Navy leaders have announced plans to build 12 ORPs, with the first one slated to enter service in the early 2030s.
General Dynamics Electric Boat is working on a five-year technology development contract worth up to $1.85 billion on the submarine that has come to be known simply as ORP.
These investments come at a time when the majority of the defense industry is scaling back investments because of smaller government defense budgets -- an interesting move during the days of sequestration and reductions.
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China carrier hunter...
We’ll probably have flying saucer type undersea vessels before they can launch one. It’ll be the 21st Century version of the Brewster F2A Buffalo, obsolete before it’s in service.
It looks like the kenyan will have eliminated nuclear weapons in the USA by the time this submarine is launched.
The old army could have built a submarine for the navy in 6 months.
The Craigside, while still functioning as a cargo ship.
The USS Ponce functioning in an ASFB capacity.
What a stupid article! GD is going to invest $150 mil to get in on a $1.85 billion contract. That does sound like a deal. However, this boat is supposed to be ready in almost 20 years! Wow, it will probably cost $1.85 trillion by then.
And what is this BS about “the days of sequestration and reductions”? The sequester was nothing and there are no reductions at all. What a pant load.
Dang! 560 ft long? That’s one big sub.
“Dang! 560 ft long? That’s one big sub.”
Life boats for the elites when the balloon goes up....
The Ohio class boomers are 560 feet long.
They are going to carry essentially the same payload...
Like the Romans, much of this stuff will fail when needed most.
We don’t build stuff overnight.
These boats are to be replacements for the Ohio class submarines. Forgive my ignorance, but why do the Ohio class submarines need replacing?
No, more like Shanghai hunter. These are SLBMs
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