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US Navy begins search for Ohio-class replacement
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Sec...5821297084783/
"The Navy is committed to ensuring that an affordable replacement ballistic missile submarine is designed, built and delivered on time with the right capabilities to sustain the most survivable leg of our triad for many decades to come," said Program Executive Officer for Submarines Rear Adm. Dave Johnson.
The Defense Acquisition Board endorsed replacing 14 Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines as they reach the end of their service life with 12 Ohio replacement submarines, each comprising 16, 87-inch missile tubes, in an acquisition decision memorandum.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...r%20New%20Subs
Thanks to the recent announcement that the Pentagon is officially on board for now with the general strategy to buy replacement submarines for the Ohio-class strategic boats, it is time to hunt for the next fleet of boomers.
The Navy also could do more than just leverage the Virginia-class teaming and multiyear agreements for its Ohio-class replacement subs. There are no subs in the worlds oceans that operate more quietly than the Virginias, except for the costlier Sea Wolf-class attack boats. And when it comes to boomers, there are few priorities more important operationally than being quiet. These subs are meant to sit and wait, undetected, until the moment comes to fire their missiles.
Virginia-class attack boats are designed and built for other missions, but the subs can be designed to accommodate strategic Ohio-class replacement needs. And a modified Virginia-class vessel could be easier for the Pentagon and Congress to swallow for more multiyear construction agreements.
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/02/08/a-...od-oks-ssbn-x/
The effort, which was sent back to the drafting room after it looked like its costs could balloon out of control, aims to replace the current fleet of 14 Ohio class boomers with a fleet of 12 boats able to carry 16 ballistic missiles. The Ohio class subs can carry 24 nuclear tipped Trident D5 ballistic missiles and some have been modified to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles, instead of nukes.
If the sea service wants to field a new class of boomer that quickly, it is almost sure to look at using existing technology to field the subs, much the way the Air Force is doing with its new bomber program. This may mean the Navys idea to develop the new boomers based on something like a modified Seawolf class attack sub design could win out over the alternate plan to develop an entirely new missile boat. This will be all the better given the cost-conscious environment were living in, especially considering that some estimates place the purchase price for the boats at $40 billion and total lifecycle cost for the new subs at about $100 billion.
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humm will it be based on the Virginia or the Seawolf, both are attack subs and now they will turn either one of those two into a boomer, interesting
"The Navy is committed to ensuring that an affordable replacement ballistic missile submarine is designed, built and delivered on time with the right capabilities to sustain the most survivable leg of our triad for many decades to come," said Program Executive Officer for Submarines Rear Adm. Dave Johnson.
The Defense Acquisition Board endorsed replacing 14 Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines as they reach the end of their service life with 12 Ohio replacement submarines, each comprising 16, 87-inch missile tubes, in an acquisition decision memorandum.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...r%20New%20Subs
Thanks to the recent announcement that the Pentagon is officially on board for now with the general strategy to buy replacement submarines for the Ohio-class strategic boats, it is time to hunt for the next fleet of boomers.
The Navy also could do more than just leverage the Virginia-class teaming and multiyear agreements for its Ohio-class replacement subs. There are no subs in the worlds oceans that operate more quietly than the Virginias, except for the costlier Sea Wolf-class attack boats. And when it comes to boomers, there are few priorities more important operationally than being quiet. These subs are meant to sit and wait, undetected, until the moment comes to fire their missiles.
Virginia-class attack boats are designed and built for other missions, but the subs can be designed to accommodate strategic Ohio-class replacement needs. And a modified Virginia-class vessel could be easier for the Pentagon and Congress to swallow for more multiyear construction agreements.
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/02/08/a-...od-oks-ssbn-x/
The effort, which was sent back to the drafting room after it looked like its costs could balloon out of control, aims to replace the current fleet of 14 Ohio class boomers with a fleet of 12 boats able to carry 16 ballistic missiles. The Ohio class subs can carry 24 nuclear tipped Trident D5 ballistic missiles and some have been modified to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles, instead of nukes.
If the sea service wants to field a new class of boomer that quickly, it is almost sure to look at using existing technology to field the subs, much the way the Air Force is doing with its new bomber program. This may mean the Navys idea to develop the new boomers based on something like a modified Seawolf class attack sub design could win out over the alternate plan to develop an entirely new missile boat. This will be all the better given the cost-conscious environment were living in, especially considering that some estimates place the purchase price for the boats at $40 billion and total lifecycle cost for the new subs at about $100 billion.
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humm will it be based on the Virginia or the Seawolf, both are attack subs and now they will turn either one of those two into a boomer, interesting
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