Report to Congress on Navy SSN(X) Next-Generation Attack Submarine

The following is the May 10, 2021 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program:
Background and Issues for Congress.

From the report

 Introduction and Issue for Congress 

The Navy wants to begin procuring a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), called the Next-Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X), in FY2031. The SSN(X) would be the successor to the Virginia-class SSN design, which the Navy has been procuring since FY1998....

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/11/report-to-congress-on-navy-ssnx-next-generation-attack-submarine

General Dynamics CEO Says Electric Boat Ready To Meet ‘Increased Demand’ for Submarines

USS Vermont (SSN-792) transits the Thames River while conducting routine operations on Oct. 15, 2020. US Navy Photo

General Dynamics is equipped to meet the Navy’s “increased demand” for submarines, the company’s chief executive officer told investors on Wednesday.

With a multi-billion dollar contract for the Virginia Block V program, the company’s Marine Systems business hit revenue records in Fiscal Year 2020. While the Trump administration forecasted more submarine work in the coming years,...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/27/general-dynamics-ceo-says-electric-boat-ready-to-meet-increased-demand-for-submarines

BWXT CEO: Navy’s Next-Generation SSN(X) Attack Boat Will Build Off Columbia Class

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN-780) on May 31, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s next attack submarine will feature technology in the Columbia-class program and be significantly larger than the current class of the Virginia-class attack submarines, the chief executive of BWX Technologies said on Monday as part of the company’s third-quarter earnings call.

The head of the company that builds the nuclear reactors for the Navy’s aircraft carriers and submarines said the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/02/bwxt-ceo-navys-next-generation-ssnx-attack-boat-will-build-off-columbia-class

General Dynamics Not Yet Planning to Build 3 Virginia Subs Each Year

Virginia-class submarine Delaware (SSN-791) was moved out of a construction facility into a floating dry dock using a transfer car system in 2018. HII Photo

While the Pentagon is calling for the Navy to buy three attack submarines on an annual basis, sub builder General Dynamics Electric Boat isn’t preparing for an increase in production just yet.

“We’ve been talking to our Navy customer about the ability of essentially the supply chain and the facilities to ramp up production, and as you can...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/28/general-dynamics-not-yet-planning-to-build-3-virginia-subs-each-year

Pandemic Isn’t Slowing Down Columbia-Class Submarine Construction

An undated artist’s rendering of the planned Columbia-class submarine. Naval Sea Systems Command Image

General Dynamics Electric Boat remains ready to start construction of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine in October, company officials announced Wednesday.

To date, Electric Boat’s preparations to start building the first of 12 planned Columbia-class boomers, along with work at the yard building the Virginia-class fast attack submarines, has not experienced significant delays...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/29/pandemic-isnt-slowing-down-columbia-class-submarine-construction

General Dynamics Highlights ‘Prudently Managed’ Investments Ahead of Increase in Sub-Building

Virginia-class attack submarine North Dakota (SSN-784) is rolled out of an indoor shipyard facility at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn. US Navy Photo

As General Dynamics starts building two submarine classes simultaneously this year, the defense contractor is focused on showing shareholders and lawmakers that it can ramp up production while keeping costs in check.

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the company’s submarine subsidiary based on Groton, Conn., is in the process of ramping...

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/31/general-dynamics-highlights-prudently-managed-investments-ahead-of-increase-in-sub-building

Electric Boat Building Columbia-Class Subs, Waiting on Block V Virginia Contract

Rendering of Block V Virginia-class submarine with Virginia Payload Module. General Dynamics Electric Boat Image

General Dynamics Electric Boat is preparing for Columbia-class submarine production while a contract for Block V Virginia-class submarines is in limbo as company and Navy officials work out final details.

Work on both classes of submarines is progressing, Phebe Novakovic, chief executive of General Dynamics, said during a Wednesday conference call with analysts. General Dynamics is spen...

https://news.usni.org/2019/10/24/electric-boat-building-columbia-class-subs-waiting-on-block-v-virginia-contract

General Dynamics Confident Flat Federal Spending Won’t Slow Down Columbia Class

An undated artist’s rendering of the planned Columbia-class submarine. Naval Sea Systems Command Image

A flat but stable defense budget outlook was welcomed by the General Dynamics chief executive, who told analysts she expects important shipbuilding programs will be funded by the spending plan agreed to by Congress and the White House this week.

Pentagon acquisition officials and defense contractors are now preparing for what appears to be two years of relatively flat defense spending thanks to...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/24/general-dynamics-confident-flat-federal-spending-wont-slow-down-columbia-class

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