[C19fan]

Columbia Class = Ohio SSBN replacement.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

More winning! We will be needing more surface ships and planes too. More Jobs!

[Daniel Ramsey]

At least they are not trying to build a do all swiss army knife type of platform like the F35.

I honestly cannot imagine the reserved hi tech available for subs, things we occasionally hear rumors of but are so far beyond it just boggles the mind, and its all been in limbo since Obama flipped the OFF switch to our military, drained the fuel tanks and slashed the tires figuratively.

[fella]

We also need an upgrade of the Trident to a true intercontinental missile with even more warheads.

[MCF]

“Columbia Class = Ohio SSBN replacement.”
I just looked it up and it is the same length but one foot wider then the Ohio class. The interesting thing is that it will have only 16 missle launch tubes compared to the Ohio’s 24. This seems to suggest that the new submarine may have additional roles other then just a missle platform.

[LS]

I have completely gotten out of the loop on this since we wrote “Trident” back in 1984. What is the Columbia?