According to information released by the US DoD on December 29, 2022, the NAVSUP FLC Norfolk SUPSHIP Groton group provides and manages the transport and movement of strategic weapons system components to the UK.
According to transport manager Melanie Foreman, Navsea are the first parties to support the Class project Colombia Arrived in England. In total, the group is responsible for sending 48 missile launchers from the US to the UK.
The missile tube is shared between classes Colombia American submarines and class fear UK under the Common Missile Container (CMC) programme.
He also said that the UK intends to buy four missile launchers with 12 launchers on each submarine.
This type of cooperation between the two countries dates back to the 1960s and the Polaris Sales Agreement. These missile tubes are designed to help the UK build and integrate its new submarines.
Foreman said delivering the CMC required several years of preparation and the launch tubes needed for the first hull fear Delivered to the UK earlier this year.
About Dreadnought-class submarines
Commonly referred to as class renewal or replacement tridentprogram fear Regarding the design, development and production of four new SSBN ballistic missile submarines. Leading and maintain the UK’s position in the Continuous Maritime Deterrence Capability (CASD).
Under the changes introduced in the 2015 SDSR, the first submarine is expected to enter service in the early 2030s and have a service life of at least 30 years.
Four SSBNs will be named HMS Dreadnought, HMS Valiant, HMS Warspite and HMS King George VI.
With a length of 152.9 meters and a displacement of 17,200 tonnes, the Class fear It will be the largest submarine ever built for the Royal Navy. Each submarine consists of 26.4 miles of pipe and 20,000 cables 215 miles long. It has 130 employees including 3 cooks and 1 doctor.
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Source: Navy Accreditation
