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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Sub Force Competing for Shrinking Dollars

USS North Carolina, SSN 777The U.S. Navy's submarine force has long prided itself on operating out of sight, as the military's self-described "Silent Service."

But in the face of shrinking defense budgets, the Navy's submariners may need to learn how to make more noise in order to get noticed among the many competing priorities inside the Pentagon.

The submarine force, like much of the military, mostly still uses ships and equipment originally designed to fight the Cold War.

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