Ohio Replacement Program (ORP)

[tomahawk6]

Submarine 21st century technology upgrading for the future ballistic sub.What is most interesting to me is the X tail section,which will improve handling and reduce noise.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/d19e27f6-5823-3754-9c1b-5785c528c9c0/ss_is-the-us-navy-getting-ready.html

The Navy’s new nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines will incorporate a stealthy “X”-shaped stern and noise-reducing electric drive technology as a way to try to engineer the quietest and least-detectable submarine in the history of the world, senior service officials said.  The emerging Ohio Replacement Program ballistic missile submarines, designed to patrol the undersea domain performing a crucial strategic deterrence missions, is slated to be operational by the 2030s and serve through the 2080s. As a result, senior Navy developers are taking specific measures to integrate emerging and next-generation quieting technologies in the hopes that the secretive homeland-protecting weapons systems

 

[CougarKing]

Older thread for this topic:

Columbia class SSBN(X) to replace Ohio class

 

[Lumber]

Looks like a similar project to the Ford Class Carrier. Essentially the same frame and philosophy as the Ohios, just upgraded equipment.