Along with the Columbia -class ballistic missile submarine, the SSN (X) program is seen as a critical component of the Navy's future submarine force and is expected to play a key role in maintaining American naval superiority in the coming decades.

2023年11月8日 · – After delivering the dozen nuclear ballistic missile submarines to meet the U.S. nuclear deterrent, the Navy could keep large diameter hull submarines in production, the service’s director of undersea warfare (N97) said on Wednesday.

2024年3月14日 · A Navy spokesperson told Defense News construction on the lead ship of the SSN (X) program, which will follow the Virginia-class attack submarine, is now planned to start in the “early 2040s.”...

2021年11月22日 · The SSN (X) nuclear attack boat will be more focused on the war in blue water than the multi-mission Virginia-class submarines, which are designed to operate closer to shore for missions like signals intelligence and special operation missions.

2024年11月13日 · Born at the end of the Cold War, the Seawolf class was designed to dive deeper, sail faster and hunt for Soviet nuclear ballistic missile submarines. SSN (X) is part of a trio of Navy modernization programs that have been stalled due to budget shortfalls.

2025年1月8日 · Despite many details being shrouded in military secrecy, as well as due to the program’s early development stage, the United States Navy states that the future SSN (X) submarines “…will be designed to counter the growing threat posed by adversarial competition for undersea supremacy.

2021年5月25日 · Procurement of follow-on SSN (X)s, at a rate of two per year, would then begin in FY2034. The 30-year plan’s sustained procurement rate of two SSNs per year would achieve a force of 66 SSNs—the Navy’s current SSN force-level goal—in FY2048.

2018年10月22日 · SSN (X) is required to maintain a submarine force structure, and will be designed to counter the emerging threat posed by near peer adversary competition for undersea supremacy.

2024年1月18日 · Designated as the SSN (X), the service’s next-gen attack submarine is expected to blow competitors out of the water once introduced. The upcoming program is considered a critical component of the...

2021年5月27日 · The Navy wants to start purchasing a new class of attack submarine, SSN (X), starting in 2031. SSN (X), or Next-Generation Attack Submarine, will focus on the traditional submarine mission of...