Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
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The FY2006 budget completed the funding required in the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN) account for the Navy's program to refuel and convert four Trident ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) into cruise-missile-carrying and special operations forces (SOF) support submarines (SSGNs). The first two converted SSGNs reentered service in 2006; the other two are scheduled to reenter service by late-2007. The total estimated cost of the four-boat conversion program is about $4.0 billion. This report will be updated as events warrant.
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Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
2006
7 pages
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English
Marine Engineering , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Management Practice , Conversion , Cost estimates , Refueling , Cruise missiles , Ballistic missile submarines , Special operations forces , Payload , Covert operations , Naval budgets , Shipbuilding , Transformations , Legislation , Launch tubes , Life cycle costs , Missions , Scheduling , Navy , Ssbn class vessels , Ssgn class vessels , Ssbn(Ballistic missile submarines) , Ssgn(Guided missile submarines) , Trident submarines , Tomahawk cruise missiles , Ero(Engineering refueling overhaul) , Uuv(Unmanned underwater vehicles)