Projections from a new Congressional Budget Office report indicate that the size of the Navy's submarine fleet will exceed shipyards' ability to maintain it in 25 of the next 30 years. Those projections are based on the four shipyards' workload and capacity, according to the report. All 70 submarines -- one-quarter of the Navy's total fleet -- are nuclear-powered. The report finds that the Navy's shipyards have experienced "significant delays" in submarine maintenance. There are two primary reasons for the...
