U.S. military personnel will rotate to Australia ahead of the deployment of American and British nuclear-powered submarines, defense leaders said.
Originally published by AND Magazine
The USS Boise is an American nuclear attack submarine. It was commissioned in 1992. It was docked ten years ago pending a regular overhaul. It has been out of service ever since. In 2024, the Navy awarded a $1.2 billion dollar contract for work on the Boise. Eight hundred million of that has already been spent on the boat. It is still not back in service. The overhaul is only 22% complete. The Navy believes it will cost $3 billion to finish the work. And now the Navy has announced it is effectively giving up on the Boise. It will be inactivated. Every dollar spent on refurbishing it has been wasted. “This strategic move allows us to reallocate America’s highly-skilled workforce to our highest priorities: delivering new Virginia and…Open
Adm. Daryl Caudle said the time and money could be put to better use accelerating the building of Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines.