29 April 2024
by Michael Fabey
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Virginia-class submarine
New Jersey
was delivered to the US Navy.
(Janes/Michael Fabey)
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) unit confirmed on 25 April it had delivered Virginia-class fast-attack submarine
New Jersey
(SSN 796) to the US Navy (USN) in a release, noting the SSN is scheduled to be commissioned later in 2024.
The submarine delivery comes at a time when the USN shipbuilding is coming under scrutiny – with the Virginia-class programmes being one of the efforts coming under intense focus – for running far behind schedule.
Not only is the Virginia shipbuilding programme off schedule, but lawmakers are questioning the recent USN fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request for only a single submarine, when two were expected.
However, USN officials noted they are making the best decisions possible because of workforce and supply-chain issues that continue to plague the efforts to build submarines and other naval vessels.
New Jersey
is the 11th Virginia-class submarine delivered by NNS and the 23rd built as part of the teaming agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat.
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/virginia-class-submarine-new-jersey-delivered-to-us-navy