Summary and 4 Points You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarines, designed to replace the aging Ohio-class vessels and maintain America’s sea-based nuclear deterrent ...
while the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines also face delays. A total of 18 of a planned 24 Ohio-class ...
The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio ...