The Pentagon has launched construction of the first strategic submarine Columbia.
According to the portal Naval Today, construction of boats already started. Own boats will replace the Ohio class ballistic missile submarines.
specified, that the construction of the above-mentioned class submarine launched in Virginia. According to the information portal, workers have started cutting steel sheets. Works are made with the help of plasma systems. The sheets then create a body of the submarine.
Interchangeable Boomers US Navy Ohio-class submarines will be the first class, which will be built using a fully digital drawings. Vice president of Newport News Jason Ward commented on the developments.
We celebrate ten years of collaboration with the Electric Boat on the development of this new class of submarines, as we officially moved from the design to the procurement of materials, and now to the construction of the submarine, - considers it important to draw the attention of Jason Ward.
planned, that the leading boat will be delivered to the United States Navy in 2027 year, if its production will take place without pads. According to Navy data, first patrol the main ship, SSBN 826, scheduled for 2031 year.
