The United States has big problems with the creation of new ultramodern submarines. According to a report that was recently sent to Congress, the development of the SSN(X) program — new generation attack submarines — seriously lagging behind . And this may have a bad effect on the combat readiness of the American fleet in the future.
The US military dreams of a submarine that will be invisible to radar, stay underwater for a long time and use autonomous technology. It sounds cool, but it won't turn out to be a reality as soon as we would like.
One of the main reasons is delays at all stages of construction. For example, the launch of a Columbia-class nuclear submarine has already been postponed due to the pandemic, a shortage of workers and problems with the supply of parts. And this is not an isolated case — the average delay for ships and submarines is now about two years.
The naval forces are trying to rectify the situation: they want to speed up the repair of equipment, use drones more actively and prepare for a possible conflict even with such a serious opponent as China. But so far, the situation doesn't look good — the industry just can't handle the workload.
In general, if nothing changes, there is a risk of a failure in the combat readiness of the fleet, especially in the long term.
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