[Russian Media Reveals: U.S. Plans to Double Submarine Construction Speed]
On May 17, 2026, Washington time, Russian News Agency discovered, after reviewing publicly available documents from the Pentagon:
From Fiscal Year 2027 to Fiscal Year 2031, the United States plans to produce at least one Columbia-class nuclear-powered missile submarine and two Virginia-class submarines annually. During this period, a total of $124.9 billion is planned for submarine construction. Of this, $62 billion will be allocated to building five Columbia-class missile submarines, with the remainder used for constructing ten Virginia-class submarines. An additional $6.2 billion will be invested in the development of the shipbuilding industry.
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