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payload, covert operations, naval budgets, shipbuilding, transformations, legislation, launch tubes, life cycle costs, missions, scheduling, navy |
摘要: |
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. / NOTE: Congressional rept. / Supplementary Notes: CRS Report for Congress. / Availability Note: Product reproduced from digital image. Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA. |