The Navy Needs New Submarine Tenders: Protecting Expeditionary Capabilities is Key to Undersea Dominance

Abstract

As the Navy moves to decommission both of its submarine tenders aggressive investment is required to develop and build the next generation of highly capable expeditionary tenders, AS (X). Submarine tenders offer expeditionary capabilities that maximize the nations Undersea Warfare system in combat and provide significant opportunities to maintain the edge in peacetime great power competition. A failure to invest in AS (X) exposes a critical vulnerability to would-be adversaries and would cripple the future of the fleet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 2023
Accession Number
AD1206122

Entities

People

  • Nicholas S. Nalbone

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Boats
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geography
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Second World War
  • Shipbuilding
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • United States
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Virginia Class
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.