New Design SSN

Abstract

FY 2023 funding provides for the continued execution of the Tactical Submarine Evolution Plan (TSEP) which includes; Virginia Class Submarine Undersea Dominance Payload Integration (UDPI) (i.e., Advanced Payloads), Advanced Acoustic Sensors, and future blocks concept designs. FY 2023 will support the evaluation and development of capabilities/technologies for inclusion in the Virginia Class Block VI technical baseline. Funds will be executed at the Virginia Class design yard and numerous sub-vendors and warfare centers designing and developing critical, complex ship components necessary for integrating advanced Block VI capabilities into the baseline class design. FY 2023 decreases in Proj 1947 reflect the reprioritization of design efforts supporting future undersea warfare capabilities and a realignment of funds to prioritize class obsolescence and sustainment. FY 2023 increases in Proj 3062 reflect continued integration of DEVSECOPS in Submarine Multi-Mission Team Trainers (SMMTTs). 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 potential threats 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 significant capability and improved performance enhancements while managing technical risk. This Program Element (PE) provides the technology, prototype components, and systems engineering needed to design and construct the VIRGINIA Class Submarine and build its Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) systems and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) System. This PE directly supports the following VIRGINIA Class Submarine missions: (1) covert strike warfare (STRIKE); (2) anti-submarine warfare (ASW); (3) covert intelligence collection/surveillance (ISR), indication and warning (I&W), and electronic warfare (EW); (4) anti-surface ship warfare (ASUW); (5) special warfare; (6) covert mine warfare; and (7) battle group support.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Source ID
0604558N_5_1319_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2023 funding request was reduced by $5.000 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances. FY 2023 decreases are driven by the reprioritization of design efforts supporting future undersea warfare capabilities and the realignment of funds to prioritize obsolescence and sustainment across the Virginia Class portfolio. Funds are realigned to OPN LI 0941 and OPN LI 0942 to support Virginia Class obsolescence and wholeness for ship control modernization backfit, periodic technical refresh of Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) technologies, battery management upgrades, material condition monitoring, Hull Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E) system sustainment, diesel generator control panel laptops, weapons launch handling system refresh, IAH propulsor backfit, modified tailcone, Weapon Launch Consoles Integrated Enclosure (WLCIE) refresh, and pressure hull casting replacements. --- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Attack Submarines
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Concurrent Engineering
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Navy
  • Software Development
  • Submarine Approach
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Undersea Warfare

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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