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The Navy’s Columbia submarine delay exposes a supply chain bottleneck

The Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine is designed to be the most survivable color of the nuclear deterrent in the ...
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Columbia-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Biggest Nuclear Missile Submarine Ever Has 2 Big Problems

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's critical Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is facing significant delays and cost overruns. -The lead boat, USS District of Columbia, is now ...
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Inside the USS Iowa Submarine Commissioning and a Look at Navy Sub School

Inside the commissioning of the USS Iowa submarine and a look at Navy sub school. We travel to Connecticut for the commissioning of the USS Iowa submarine. While we were there, we also got a ...
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The Navy says AI cut a 160-hour submarine-planning job down to just 10 minutes — now it's investing $448 million to go bigger

The Navy's investing almost half a billion dollars on a new, Palantir-powered AI system for shipbuilding. Ship OS sped up the workflow for submarine jobs. This capability is starting with private and ...
Navy Times

Keel laid for Navy’s second Columbia-class nuclear strike submarine

Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine Wisconsin, welds her initials into the ship's keel during a keel-laying ceremony Aug. 27, 2025. Supervising is ...