Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Submarines;    Ballistic missiles;    Shipbuilding;    Defense policy;    Naval procurement;   

RP-ID  :  R41129
RP-ID  :  R41129_2014Mar28

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Ohio replacement program (ORP), a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs. This report focuses on the Ohio replacement program as a Navy shipbuilding program.