The US Navy is considering whether to further extend the life of the strategic submarine USS Alaska . (US Navy)

The US Navy (USN) is planning to target five Ohio-class strategic submarines (SSBNs) for possible life extensions to help ease the transition to Columbia-class vessels, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, USN executive officer of Strategic Submarines, said.

“We'll need two or three, [and] plan to go up to five [Ohio-class submarines for possible life extensions],” Rear Adm Pappano said on 1 November during a media briefing at the Naval Submarine League 2022 Annual Symposium.

The submarines could undergo about 18 months of necessary work in the depot, which would extend their lives by about three years. “As the world changes, as construction performance changes, we can evaluate that,” he said.

The first submarine to undergo the extension work could be USS Alaska (SSBN-732), he said.

“We would target those [submarines for the work], and plan those up front and get material [for the work] up front,” he said.

By trying to extend the lives of the decades-old Ohios, they would be entering “uncharted territory for submarines”, he added.

The US Navy is considering whether to further extend the life of the strategic submarine USS Alaska . (US Navy)

The US Navy (USN) is planning to target five Ohio-class strategic submarines (SSBNs) for possible life extensions to help ease the transition to Columbia-class vessels, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, USN executive officer of Strategic Submarines, said.

“We'll need two or three, [and] plan to go up to five [Ohio-class submarines for possible life extensions],” Rear Adm Pappano said on 1 November during a media briefing at the Naval Submarine League 2022 Annual Symposium.

The submarines could undergo about 18 months of necessary work in the depot, which would extend their lives by about three years. “As the world changes, as construction performance changes, we can evaluate that,” he said.

The first submarine to undergo the extension work could be USS Alaska (SSBN-732), he said.

“We would target those [submarines for the work], and plan those up front and get material [for the work] up front,” he said.

By trying to extend the lives of the decades-old Ohios, they would be entering “uncharted territory for submarines”, he added.

The US Navy is considering whether to further extend the life of the strategic submarine USS Alaska . (US Navy)

The US Navy (USN) is planning to target five Ohio-class strategic submarines (SSBNs) for possible life extensions to help ease the transition to Columbia-class vessels, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, USN executive officer of Strategic Submarines, said.

“We'll need two or three, [and] plan to go up to five [Ohio-class submarines for possible life extensions],” Rear Adm Pappano said on 1 November during a media briefing at the Naval Submarine League 2022 Annual Symposium.

The submarines could undergo about 18 months of necessary work in the depot, which would extend their lives by about three years. “As the world changes, as construction performance changes, we can evaluate that,” he said.

The first submarine to undergo the extension work could be USS Alaska (SSBN-732), he said.

“We would target those [submarines for the work], and plan those up front and get material [for the work] up front,” he said.

By trying to extend the lives of the decades-old Ohios, they would be entering “uncharted territory for submarines”, he added.

The US Navy is considering whether to further extend the life of the strategic submarine USS Alaska . (US Navy)

The US Navy (USN) is planning to target five Ohio-class strategic submarines (SSBNs) for possible life extensions to help ease the transition to Columbia-class vessels, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, USN executive officer of Strategic Submarines, said.

“We'll need two or three, [and] plan to go up to five [Ohio-class submarines for possible life extensions],” Rear Adm Pappano said on 1 November during a media briefing at the Naval Submarine League 2022 Annual Symposium.

The submarines could undergo about 18 months of necessary work in the depot, which would extend their lives by about three years. “As the world changes, as construction performance changes, we can evaluate that,” he said.

The first submarine to undergo the extension work could be USS Alaska (SSBN-732), he said.

“We would target those [submarines for the work], and plan those up front and get material [for the work] up front,” he said.

By trying to extend the lives of the decades-old Ohios, they would be entering “uncharted territory for submarines”, he added.

The US Navy is considering whether to further extend the life of the strategic submarine USS Alaska . (US Navy)

The US Navy (USN) is planning to target five Ohio-class strategic submarines (SSBNs) for possible life extensions to help ease the transition to Columbia-class vessels, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, USN executive officer of Strategic Submarines, said.

“We'll need two or three, [and] plan to go up to five [Ohio-class submarines for possible life extensions],” Rear Adm Pappano said on 1 November during a media briefing at the Naval Submarine League 2022 Annual Symposium.

The submarines could undergo about 18 months of necessary work in the depot, which would extend their lives by about three years. “As the world changes, as construction performance changes, we can evaluate that,” he said.

The first submarine to undergo the extension work could be USS Alaska (SSBN-732), he said.

“We would target those [submarines for the work], and plan those up front and get material [for the work] up front,” he said.

By trying to extend the lives of the decades-old Ohios, they would be entering “uncharted territory for submarines”, he added.

The US Navy is considering whether to further extend the life of the strategic submarine USS Alaska . (US Navy)

The US Navy (USN) is planning to target five Ohio-class strategic submarines (SSBNs) for possible life extensions to help ease the transition to Columbia-class vessels, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, USN executive officer of Strategic Submarines, said.

“We'll need two or three, [and] plan to go up to five [Ohio-class submarines for possible life extensions],” Rear Adm Pappano said on 1 November during a media briefing at the Naval Submarine League 2022 Annual Symposium.

The submarines could undergo about 18 months of necessary work in the depot, which would extend their lives by about three years. “As the world changes, as construction performance changes, we can evaluate that,” he said.

The first submarine to undergo the extension work could be USS Alaska (SSBN-732), he said.

“We would target those [submarines for the work], and plan those up front and get material [for the work] up front,” he said.

By trying to extend the lives of the decades-old Ohios, they would be entering “uncharted territory for submarines”, he added.