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Navy/USMC

CBO Says Next-Gen Destroyer Could Cost Up To $3.4 Billion, Next-Gen Attack Subs Up To $7.2 Billion

Tuesday, November 15th, 2022

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CBO Says Next-Gen Destroyer Could Cost Up To $3.4 Billion, Next-Gen Attack Subs Up To $7.2 Billion

A mockup of the Block V Virginia-class attack submarine with the Virginia Payload Module in use. (Image: General Dynamics Electric Boat)

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) annual analysis of the Navy’s fiscal year shipbuilding plan said the DDG(X) next-generation guided-missile destroyer could cost up to $3.4 billion each and the SSN(X) next-generation attack submarine could cost up to $7.2 billion each. The report underscored the Navy’s FY 2023 long-range shipbuilding plan said production of the DDG(X) is expected to start in 2030, two years later than the December 2020 shipbuilding plan and five years later than the fiscal year 2020 plan.…

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