Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's critical Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is facing significant delays and cost overruns. -The lead boat, USS District of Columbia, is now ...

-The most expensive submarine acquisition in U.S. history, the program is already experiencing 12-to-16-month delays on its lead vessel, the USS District of Columbia. -A recent GAO report highlighted ...

The Columbia-class submarines are meant to serve as more advanced replacements for the Ohio-class. Despite massive delays impacting nearly all of the US Navy’s upcoming projects, there appears to be ...

The U.S.S. Wisconsin, a new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine, had its keel laying ceremony on August 27th. The Wisconsin is the second submarine in the Columbia-class, which will eventually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An undated photo of the completed bow module for the future USS District of Columbia at the HII Newport News Shipbuilding plant in ...

The enormous bow section of the nation’s first Columbia class ballistic missile submarine has been delivered to General Dynamics Electric Boat, marking a key production milestone as the Groton ...

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. General Dynamics Electric Boat, a ...