September 7, 2022
U.S. Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarines Are on the Horizon
The U.S. Navy expects to shift from procuring Virginia-class submarines to Next Generation Attack Submarines sometime in the 2030s.
by Caleb Larson Follow @calebmlarson on TwitterL
A report from the Congressional Research Service, a non-partisan public policy research institute that reports to Congress, recently released a report on the U.S. Navy’s upcoming class of attack submarines, tentatively known as the Next Generation Attack Submarine, or SSN(X), program.
The report details the program’s background and potential issues for Congress to consider.
The report quotes information directly from the Navy, which states that the SSN(X) “will be designed to counter the growing threat posed by near-peer adversary competition for undersea supremacy. It will provide greater speed, increased horizontal payload capacity, improved acoustic superiority, and higher operational availability. SSN(X) will conduct full spectrum undersea warfare and be able to coordinate with a larger contingent of off-hull vehicles, sensors, and friendly forces. It will retain and improve multimission... capability and sustained combat presence in denied waters.”
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navy-next-generation-attack-submarines-are-horizon-204624
