Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert released the CNO’s Navigation Plan for 2015-2019 yesterday, and listed maintaining a “credible, modern, and survivable sea-based strategic deterrent,” including existing Ohio-class submarines, Trident 2s, and nuclear command, control and communications, as the Navy’s No. 1 overall priority. The plan also notes the Ohio-class Replacement whose construction is expected to start in 2021, with the first delivery scheduled for 2028 and the first patrol slated for 2031. The CNO’s five-year navigation plan is released yearly.
Sea-Based Deterrent No. 1 on CNO’s Navigation Plan
Australia lands purchase order from Electric Boat
The Australian government July 29 announced Australia’s Bisalloy Steel received a $2 million purchase order from U.S. submarine shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat, the first time an Australian company received such an order under the tripartite AUKUS agreement. The agreement covers an order for HY80 steel plate to support production and construction of Virginia-class submarines […]