Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navys current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. The Navy has identified the Columbia-class program as the Navys top priority program. The Navy wants to procure the first Columbia-class boat in FY2021. Research and development work on the program has been underway for several years, and advance procurement (AP) funding for the first boat began in FY2017. The Navys proposed FY2021 budget requests $2,891.5 million (i.e., about $2.9 billion) in procurement funding, $1,123.2 million (i.e., about $1.1 billion) in advance procurement (AP) funding, and $397.3 million in research and development funding for the program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 28, 2020
Accession Number
AD1123235

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Boats
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Marine Transportation
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Ohio Class
  • Shipbuilding
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Submarine Warfare
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Uss Virginia
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting