Navy

Boost sub production for national security

Our submarine force is a pre-eminent source of military power and national pride – and Groton is its capital. Just this year, as we mark “Connecticut’s Submarine Century” — 100 years since the designation of Naval Submarine Base New London — Electric Boat was selected as the prime contractor for the Navy’s Ohio Class replacement program. We must continue to leverage this success in the years to come, as the need for submarines is only growing.

We face no shortage of threats from highly antagonistic adversaries — Russia, China, and North Korea are all building increasingly capable submarines, making American undersea dominance more important than ever. Russia has demonstrated its aggressive intentions recently by intensifying its submarine fleet and operations substantially — returning to Cold War levels, according to U.S. and NATO officials. Meanwhile, China has developed a new class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, and the Department of Defense estimates that China may expand its fleet of attack submarines to upward of 73 by 2020.