Accession Number:

AD1013590

Title:

Navy Virginia (SSN 774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Congressional Research Service Washington

Personal Author(s):

• O'Rourke,Ronald

Report Date:

2016-04-14

Pagination or Media Count:

41.0

Abstract:

The Navy has been procuring Virginia SSN-774 class nuclear-powered attack submarines since FY1998. The two Virginia-class boats requested for procurement in FY2017 are to be the 25th and 26th boats in the class. The 10 Virginia-class boats programmed for procurement in FY2014-FY2018 two per year for five years are being procured under a multiyear-procurement MYP contract.

Descriptors:

• ATTACK SUBMARINES
• MILITARY PROCUREMENT
• NAVAL PERSONNEL
• NAVAL BUDGETS
• NAVAL PLANNING

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE