Apr 30, 2026
‘We Don’t Have Enough Attack Submarines’: The U.S. Navy Faces a Historic Crisis That Won’t Be Solved Anytime Soon
The U.S. Navy is surging to add as many new Virginia-class attack submarines as quickly as possible, something that has been on the service’s radar for many years. As Los Angeles-class submarines retire and Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines begin construction, the U.S. Navy has long been aware of its “submarine deficit,” meaning there simply […]
The U.S. Navy is surging to add as many new Virginia-class attack submarines as quickly as possible, something that has been on the service’s radar for many years. As Los Angeles-class submarines retire and Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines begin construction, the U.S. Navy has long been aware of its “submarine deficit,” meaning there simply […]
