The delivery of the T-AGOS 25 anti-submarine warfare ship has been delayed by four years, according to the Navy's fiscal year 2026 budget request, which outlines various design challenges for the program. The lead ship of the ocean surveillance class will now deliver in July 2031 -- a delay the service attributes to design challenges, including the “complexities of a small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) vessel, engineering workforce shortages at the shipbuilder and coordination and integration efforts associated with...
