Here is the problem: U.S. military programs...
the late 1980s, the U.S. Navy was working hard to develop the Seawolf class attack submarine (SSN), the intended successor to the Los Angeles class submarine. Plans called for 30 of these new submarines to be built.The U.S. Navy hoped that the new submarine would allow it to gain an advantage over the latest Soviet model, the Project 971 Shchuka-B (Akula) attack submarines.
The low-noise, heavily armed Seawolf could reach speeds exceeding 35 knots and dive 600 meters. Each submarine was to have cost $2.8 billion, which is four times more than the Los Angeles class submarines (over $700 million each) and almost three times more than upgrading these existing vessels at $1 billion apiece.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, both the number and price of the Seawolf class submarines were deemed unjustified. It was decided to build 12 such submarines instead, but the price tag was still too high. Ultimately, only three submarines were commissioned,
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