The US Navy's fiscal year 2024 budget proposal includes funding for an AS(X) submarine tender to replace Emory S Land-class submarine tenders such as Frank Cable . (Chris Gee)
The US Navy (USN) is requesting USD1.7 billion in its fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget proposal for an AS(X) submarine tender replacement, according to budget documents released on 13 March by the Pentagon.
The funding would significantly accelerate the AS(X) submarine tender, representing a substantial increase over the FY 2023 amount of USD15.5 million, which was scheduled for research and development.
The surface ship provides service and resupply to navy submarines, including intermediate maintenance activity and logistics support for nuclear attack submarines. The tender also serves to reload torpedoes and Tomahawk missiles on attack submarines and provide a radiological emergency response.
The AS(X) replaces the ageing Emory S Land-class submarine tenders that were commissioned beginning in 1979 and are scheduled to be retired by the end of the 2020s.
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