Navy leaders say replacing Ohio-class submarines is critical

The leaders of the submarine force typically discuss the importance of building a new class of ballistic-missile submarines privately, but now they are making a more public case.

Nearly all of the senior officers attending a classified conference on undersea warfare technology at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton last week spoke about how critical it is to replace the aging Ohio-class boats, Rear Adm. Barry Bruner said Wednesday.

Bruner, the director of undersea warfare, wrote a blog to coincide with the conference that was aimed at people who don't know a lot about the construction program, or even about the military.

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