U.S. Navy's New Sub Risks Blowing Past $128 Billion, GAO Says
- Watchdog agency says technologies’ uncertainty underestimated
- General Dynamics is prime contractor for nuclear-powered sub
The USS Ohio, a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
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The U.S. Navy underplayed the development risks posed by key technologies for its new $128 billion Columbia-class nuclear-powered submarine, the Government Accountability Office said.
If the risks materialize, they are likely to result in increased costs and schedule delays for a program that already appears to be underfunded, the watchdog agency said in a report released Thursday on the Navy’s top acquisition program.