βU.S. Navy officials maintain that the US must build 2.33 attack boats per year to sell Virginia-class submarines to the Australiansβ¦The US industrial base is currently building 1.3 attack boats per year, despite buying two per year.β
βNavy and Pentagon officials have been frustrated with the pace of submarine construction, which is more than 400 months behind as of last year, according to a summary of shipbuilding programs reviewed by USNI News.β