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SSN(X)

NRDT&EPartial Reconciliation0604850N
What it is
SSN(X) — a research & development program run by Navy.
What changed
+$32.2M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$313.4M
FY25 Total
$333.8M
FY26 Request
$366.0M
FY25→26 Change
$32.2M

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →

Budget Trajectory
FY24: $313.4MFY25: $333.8MFY26: $366.0MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$313.4M
FY25
$333.8M
FY26
$366.0M
Decade view — each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
FY2019 actuals — PB2021 editionFY2020 actuals — PB2022 editionFY2021 actuals — PB2023 editionFY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2020 enacted — PB2021 editionFY2021 enacted — PB2022 editionFY2022 enacted — PB2023 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2021 request — PB2021 editionFY2022 request — PB2022 editionFY2023 request — PB2023 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY19FY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

SeriesFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$0$0$990.0K$29.2M$132.1M$313.4M
Enacted$0$996.0K$29.5M$133.8M$361.6M$333.8M
Request$1.00M$29.8M$143.9M$361.6M$348.8M$366.0M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $361.6M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $313.4M actually spent — $48.1M below the request.

Program Lineage

No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.

Description

Mission SSN(X) Class Submarine Development

SSN(X) will be designed to increase to counter the growing threat posed by adversaries in strategic competition for undersea supremacy. It will provide greater speed, increased horizontal payload capacity, improved signatures, flexibility to adapt to future threats, and higher operational availability. SSN(X) will conduct full spectrum undersea warfare and be able to employ and coordinate with a larger contingent of remote autonomous systems (RAS) and sensors as a force multiplier. This project encompasses Navy RDT&E efforts required to design the next SSN.

Mission SSN(X)

The U.S. Navy must protect the security of the American people by defending against great powers, regional adversaries, and transnational threats. Near peer adversaries are increasing the demand on the U.S. Navy submarine force. The 2025 Interim National Defense Strategy directs the DoD to deter aggression by China in the Indo-Pacific reiterating the need for attack submarines in the pacing scenario. The U.S. Navy must meet the rising challenge by delivering a new attack submarine. SSN(X) will significantly contribute to rebuilding our military, reinforcing deterrence in the undersea, and building lethality in the Joint Force. It will provide greater speed, increased horizontal payload capacity, improved signatures, higher operational availability, and flexibility to adapt to uncertain future threats. SSN(X) will conduct full spectrum undersea warfare and employ and coordinate with a larger contingent of off-hull remote autonomous systems (RAS) and sensors as a force multiplier. It will retain and improve multi-mission (Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Subsea Seabed Warfare (SSW), Strike, Special Operating Forces (SOF), Mine, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)) capability and sustained combat presence in denied waters. SSN(X) will operate independently or be integrated within a Task Force. The formal acquisition strategy for SSN(X) is being developed and will be informed by requirements post the Analysis of Alternatives (AoA). Preliminary Design for SSN(X) will be accomplished through a collaborative Navy-Industry effort to maximize the benefits of industry and the potential shipbuilders. The SSN(X) program initiated the AoA in FY 2024 to determine the preferred capability solution. The approved Material Development Decision (MDD) designated the SSN(X) a pre-Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP), Acquistion Category (ACAT) IB in FY 2025. PB26 provides the required technology development efforts and ramp to support Lead Ship Authorization as early as 2040. FY 2025 focused on technology development efforts started in FY 2024 and completion of the AoA. The SSN(X) program completed the Digital Engineering Strategy to establish the tailored implementation of digital engineering practices across the acquisition life cycle. The SSN(X) program aligns with the Virginia Class Block VIII efforts to support maintaining the design base for SSN(X) as well as provide risk reduction for technology development. FY 2026 will be focused on supporting the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE) sufficiency review of the AoA, continued technology efforts, and concept refinement to inform requirements. Targeted technology development with Virginia Class Block VIII will continue to reduce risk. SSN(X) will incorporate the best practices and lessons learned from the Virginia Class. FY 2026 funding levels support continued shipbuilder design studies, concept/technology development, completing Gate 2, and initial Capability Development Document (CDD) development.

Justification

No accomplishments or planned-program narratives in this line's J-book detail — some exhibits carry figures without per-project prose.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY24 Actuals$313.4M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY25 Enacted$333.8M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY25 Total$333.8M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Disc. Request$366.0M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Total$366.0M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$162.3M$313.4M$333.8M$366.0M$366.0M
2368: SSN(X) Class Submarine Development$162.3M$313.4M$333.8M$366.0M$366.0M

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Awards

No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.

Lobbying Mentions

No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →