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The US Navy’s SSN(X) submarine program is slowly sinking

The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has simply attempted to delay their completion dates.
Following a disastrous underwater collision, the Connecticut was originally scheduled to complete repairs in 2025—but its return was pushed back to this year, and could be further delayed.
The following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS ...
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HII announced the successful launch of the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division, marking a significant milestone in submarine construction for the U.S.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted the keel laying ceremony today for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804) ...
As with other US Navy programs, maintenance on the USS Connecticut submarine is running far behind schedule. However, US Navy officials expect the submarine to be operational by 2026. The “object” was ...