The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) transits the Thames River as it departs Naval Submarine Base New London for a six-month deployment in Groton, Connecticut in this file photo taken on October 8, 2010, and released to Reuters on March 19, 2011 file photo.REUTERS/Timothy E. Walter/U.S. Navy photo/Handout
Admiral: US Submarine Forces Decline As China, Russia, Iran Advance Warfare Capabilities -- Fox News/Washington Free Beacon
China, Russia, and Iran pose regional and strategic submarine threats and are building up undersea warfare capabilities as the Navy is cutting its submarine force by 30 percent, the admiral in charge of Pentagon submarine programs told Congress on Thursday.
Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge, director of Navy undersea warfare programs, said the decline of U.S. submarines is placing a key U.S. military advantage at risk.
"Our adversaries are not standing still, and so even though we have an advantage and we have a lead, we can't sit on our lead," Breckenridge told a hearing of the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee.
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More News On The U.S. Navy's Submarine Program
U.S. Navy Finds That Demand For Submarines Far Outweighs Supply -- CBS
Funding cuts would weaken U.S. submarine readiness: Navy -- Reuters
US Navy Says Funding Cuts Would Undercut Submarine Readiness -- Voice of America
U.S. Navy: Budget challenges threaten submarine program -- Daily Press
US Navy Renews Call for Missile Sub Funding Plan -- Defense News
Navy To HASC: We’re About To Sign Sub Deals We Can’t Pay For -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense
Obama's massive Pentagon spending cuts -- before sequester -- may sink the Navy -- Washington Examiner editorial
