New Design SSN

Abstract

The U.S. Navy must maintain a submarine fleet that is of sufficient capability and numbers to defend American interests. The VIRGINIA Class Submarine, formerly the New Attack Submarine (New SSN), is being designed to fulfill this need. It will counter the potential threats of the next century in a multi- mission capable submarine that has the ability to provide covert, sustained combat presence in denied waters. The primary goal of the program is to develop an affordable yet capable submarine by evaluating a broad range of system and technology alternatives, and pursuing cost reduction, producibility improvement, and technical risk management. This Program Element (PE) provides the technology, prototype components, and systems engineering needed to design and construct the VIRGINIA Class Submarine and build its Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) System. This PE directly supports the following VIRGINIA Class Submarine missions: (1) covert strike warfare; (2) anti-submarine warfare; (3) covert intelligence collection/surveillance, indication and warning, and electronic warfare; (4) anti-surface ship warfare; (5) special warfare; (6) mine warfare; and (7) battle group support.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
0604558N_5_1319_PB_2016
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2016 funding request was reduced by $1.800 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. Note: Beginning in 2015, there is an administrative change that will shift efforts funded from PE 0604558N (New Design SSN) / Project 4500 to PE 0604580N (VIRGINIA Payload Module) / Project 4500. This shift is consistent with Congressional intent identified in the FY14 Appropriations Act Committee Report. Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: Not applicable.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Reductions
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Uss North Dakota
  • Virginia Class

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Microelectronics

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