New Design SSN HM&E

Abstract

FY 2024 decreases in Proj 1947 reflect the reprioritization of design efforts supporting future undersea warfare capabilities and the planned transition of effort from design to construction. FY 2024 funding provides for the continued execution of Virginia Class Submarine Undersea Dominance Payload Integration (UDPI) (i.e., Advanced Payloads), Advanced Acoustic Sensors, and future blocks concept designs. FY 2024 will support the 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 Block VI capabilities into the baseline class design. This project encompasses all the ship system development efforts for the Virginia Class Submarine and the Technology Insertion Program for reducing costs and upgrading performance of future hulls by virtue of improvements in ship design and systems. Technology development implementation and logistics for developmental items, and Virginia Class test & evaluation are included. The thrust of these efforts will be to develop and apply multiple advanced system technologies which are integrated into the design of the Virginia Class Submarine. Technologies developed in this program will be considered for applicability to the COLUMBIA Program (CLB) for commonality opportunities. New technologies are being transitioned from industry and government research and development programs where doing so offers substantial performance improvement and/or affordability payoffs. Transition opportunities include those from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Office of Naval Research (ONR) Future Naval Capabilities Program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
1947_0604558N_5_1319_PB_2024

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

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