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US Navy Ends USS Boise Submarine Overhaul After Price Tag Soars
The service said 62% attack submarine readiness and a $1.2 billion overhaul made the boat too costly to keep repairing.
- On Friday, the U.S. Navy announced it will retire the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise, canceling its long-delayed $1.2 billion overhaul to reallocate resources toward newer submarine construction.
- Secretary of the Navy John Phelan stated the submarine, sidelined since 2015, no longer makes financial sense after consuming $800 million, with another $1.9 billion required to complete repairs.
- Repair costs represent 65% of a new Virginia-class submarine's price tag, yet the vessel delivers only 20% of its remaining service life, Phelan stated, making the overhaul inefficient.
- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle called it a "tough but necessary decision," enabling the Navy to reallocate highly-skilled labor toward constructing new Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.
- The Navy's fiscal 2027 budget request seeks $65.8 billion for shipbuilding, including $11.4 billion for two Virginia-class submarines and $10.5 billion for one Columbia-class vessel.
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