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The upcoming Columbia-class (formerly known as the Ohio Replacement Submarine and SSBN-X Future Follow-on Submarine) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines of the United States Navy are designed to replace the Ohio class. [7] Construction of the first vessel began on 1 October 2020. [8] She is scheduled to enter service in 2031. [9] [10] [11]
The SSN(X) or Next-Generation Attack Submarine program of the United States Navy aims to develop a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarines to succeed the Virginia and Seawolf classes. The SSN(X) program remains in the early stages of development and no official details have been released about its design or capabilities.
The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy.The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. [10]
The U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS Idaho, is scheduled to be christened and formally named at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the General Dynamics Electric Boat ...
Toggle Future nuclear submarine classes subsection ... (Jin), 096 (Tang), new-type 098 fourth-generation strategic nuclear submarine; D. USS Dallas, SSN-700; K-414 ...
Australia will operate two submarine classes, and if the build schedule for the SSN-AUKUS falls behind, has the option of purchasing up to two additional Virginia class boats from the United States. [36] [37] As a non-nuclear weapon state under the IAEA, [38] Australia will not produce nuclear fuel for its SSNs. [39]
Australia plans to buy three nuclear-powered and conventionally armed submarines next decade from the United States, before building a new nuclear submarine class in Australia in the 2040s.
China's interest in nuclear submarines dates as far back as the mid 1950s, immediately after the US Navy commissioned the world's first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus. But with the Soviet Union ...