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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Navy Wants to Grow Virginia-Class Sub Fleet

USS New HampshireThe U.S. Navy wants to expand the size of its planned fleet of Virginia-class submarines by 21 ships, service officials said.

The Navy's fleet of fast attack Virginia-class submarines, designed to replace the now-retiring Los Angeles class of submarines, is currently listed in the Pentagon's Acquisition Program Baseline, or APB, as a 30-ship program.

However, the Navy's Fiscal Year 2014 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan calls for continued construction of the Virginia-class attack submarines out to 2033, leading to a total fleet size of 51 ships, said Capt. David Goggins, the Navy's program manager for Virginia-class submarines.

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