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, 2017
Source ID
0604558N_5_1319_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
Decrease in New Design SSN RDTEN by $4.913M as required for the Department of the Navy to comply with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The FY 2017 funding request was reduced by $14.332 million to account for the availability of prior years execution balance. The FY 2017 funding request was increased to support ongoing Acoustic Superiority tasking, specifically the South Dakota Improvement Program.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Reductions
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Manufacturing
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Radar
  • Software Development
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Virginia Class

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics

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