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SSN(X): The US Navy’s $8,000,000,000 future nuclear attack submarine just got punted far into the future and is starting to become a giant headache

Initial Navy estimates put the SSN(X) at roughly $5.8 billion per submarine. The Congressional Budget Office is less optimistic, with a 2025 estimate ranging from $7 billion to $8 billion a boat. The ...
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The US Navy’s new 10,000 ton SSN(X) nuclear attack submarine will cost $8,700,000,000 per sub but might never get built as the shipyards are full

SSN(X) is the Navy’s planned successor to the Virginia-class attack submarine. The service wants Seawolf speed and payload, ...