October 30, 2021
For the Navy's Next Submarines, Think Small, Not Big
The new class of attack submarines perhaps should be smaller.
by David Axe Follow
Here's What You Need to Remember: Pair wolf packs of new, small subs with huge flotillas of underwater robots and the Navy could seriously complicate China’s ambitions in the western Pacific.
The U.S. Navy already is beginning to plan for its next class of attack submarine, a high-tech -- and potentially very expensive -- new vessel to succeed the Virginia-class boats that the sailing branch currently is buying.
The new SSN(X), which could begin production in the early 2030s, should be something radically new and not a mere upgrade of an existing submarine, James Holmes argued.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/navys-next-submarines-think-small-not-big-195488