US Navy Renews Call for Missile Sub Funding Plan

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) has been staring at US Navy planners for years, waiting for a scheme to pay its $60 billion bill. The first ship of a planned 12 submarines is to be funded and ordered in 2021, a schedule necessary to replace existing ballistic-missile submarines as they reach the end of their service lives starting in the late 2020s.

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