查尔斯顿新设施开放,支持延迟的哥伦比亚级潜艇,促进海军推进生产. A new Charleston facility opens to support delayed Columbia-class subs, boosting naval propulsion production.

在南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿开设了一个新的海军动力和推进设施,以支持美国海军哥伦比亚级潜艇计划,该项目现已推迟17个月。 A new naval power and propulsion facility has opened in Charleston, South Carolina, to support the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program, now delayed by 17 months. 由Leonardo DRS操作,该场址将制造和测试潜艇和其他船只的电力和推进系统,包括海军最优先的哥伦比亚级的部件。 Operated by Leonardo DRS, the site will manufacture and test electric power and propulsion systems for submarines and other vessels, including components for the Columbia-class, the Navy’s top priority. 由于制造需求增加,这种延迟威胁到弗吉尼亚级潜艇生产。 The delay threatens Virginia-class submarine production due to increased manufacturing demands. 该设施旨在加强国防工业基础,使基础设施现代化,并确保在海军取代其老化的俄亥俄级潜艇时可靠地获得关键海军技术。 The facility aims to strengthen the defense industrial base, modernize infrastructure, and ensure reliable access to critical naval technologies as the Navy replaces its aging Ohio-class submarines.