Navy starts work on next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations
WASHINGTON – Coming soon: the SSN(X) next-generation attack submarine. With that, the U.S. Navy appears to be ramping up the technology and weaponry for this new underwater weapon of war. 1945 reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
20 Oct. 2021 -- The new work on SSN(X) is coming at a time when the United States is confronting increased competition with China and its fast-growing navy forces, which Pentagon leaders say is the largest on the planet.
Navy officials say the SSN(X) will possess a renewed priority in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission against sophisticated threats in greater numbers, and will be able to defend itself against unmanned underwater vehicles.
The new SSN(X) boats would take the best features of the Navy’s three previous submarines: the Seawolf- and Virginia-class attack submarines, and the still-in-development Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines.
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