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Navy/USMC

Third FY ‘20 Virginia Sub Means To Give Industry Time, Show Commitment

Thursday, May 9th, 2019

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Third FY ‘20 Virginia Sub Means To Give Industry Time, Show Commitment

The future USS Indiana (SSN-789), a Virginia-class submarine, is launched into the James River and moved to a submarine pier for final outfitting, testing, and certification. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The Virginia-class submarine program manager said this week the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2020 request for a third vessel is meant to give contractors time to prepare to change their cadence and show a commitment to the program. The Navy is generally buying two attack submarines per year, but the FY ’20 budget was a change form the previous budget plans. The third submarine, which will not include the new Virginia Payload Module (VPM), will be built as if…

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