Columbia SSBN Not a Factor in 2021 Budget Cut to One Virginia-Class Sub, Geurts Says - Seapower

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s controversial decision to propose one Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) instead of two in the fiscal year 2021 budget was a matter of budget priorities — not a concern over shipyard or program capacity to start construction of the Columbia ballistic-missile sub, the Navy’s...