Hundreds of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Now Gone: The U.S. Navy’s Ohio-Class SSGN Submarine Crisis Is Coming

Kris Osborn

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Synopsis: Kris Osborn, President of Warrior Maven and former Pentagon expert, evaluates the “massive collective firepower” loss as the USS Ohio, USS Georgia, USS Michigan, and USS Florida prepare for retirement between 2026 and 2028.

-Each SSGN carries 154 Tomahawk missiles, providing unmatched land-attack support for campaigns like Operation Epic Fury.

-This report analyzes the Navy’s transition to the Block V Virginia-class, which utilizes an 80-foot Virginia Payload Module (VPM) to carry 28 additional missiles.

-Osborn concludes that while the Virginia-class improves sensor integration, the Navy must accelerate production to maintain undersea mass in the Pacific.