SSBN(X) will stay on schedule under three-month continuing resolution

By Lee Hudson / July 15, 2016 at 12:22 PM
The Navy's top acquisition priority, the next-generation ballistic missile submarine, will only stay on schedule under a continuing resolution as long as the stopgap spending measure lasts no longer than three months, according to a service official. Rear Adm. Michael Jabaley, program executive officer for submarines, told Inside Defense July 14 after a House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee hearing it is imperative for the Ohio-class replacement ballistic missile submarine program to continue design work under a...

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