# Project 3220 — COLUMBIA Class Submarine Development

**Program element:** 0603595N — SSBN New Design  
**Project:** 3220  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N

## Summary

Project 3220 — COLUMBIA Class Submarine Development requests $256.1M in FY2027, 77% of the $331.6M requested for program element 0603595N, up 26% on FY2026. 4 R-2A activities decompose the request. Ship Design Contractor-EB is the largest named R-3 performer at $179.6M, 70% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

**Markets:** Shipbuilding & Undersea — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 115.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 202.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 256.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 272.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 173.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 67.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 22.4 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603595N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 3220 buys

The COLUMBIA Submarine Class Program (previously the OHIO Replacement Class) is developing the next generation sea-based strategic deterrent. The funding applies to the design, systems engineering, prototyping, and vendor qualification activities needed to execute the schedule for Common Missile Compartment (CMC) design, whole ship design, and component technologies development for the next generation U.S. ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). This RDT&E program supports cooperation with the United Kingdom (UK) to maintain strategic deterrence, based on a single effort to develop a CMC as agreed by the UK Secretary of State for Defense and the U.S. Secretary of Defense in 2009. At the COLUMBIA Program Semi-Annual Interim Progress Review (IPR) held on August 30, 2021, the USD (A&S) Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) directed COLUMBIA to be funded to the program baseline, including Integrated Enterprise Plan (IEP) funding as reflected in this budget submission. The COLUMBIA program strategy is to leverage the re-use of existing Submarine system designs (as applicable), focus on lifecycle Total Ownership Cost (TOC) affordability, and meet the military requirements established for this SSBN to achieve mission success in a challenging environment. The requested funding levels provide for the Technology Development, Design, Engineering, and Integration efforts necessary to support the COLUMBIA Class SSBN lead ship construction along with continued development and design support for construction of the class. A Contract Modification for ongoing design/advance construction efforts was awarded on 22 Jun 2020, which also included the Build I Option for the First Two Ships. This was a Pre-Priced Option for the two ships, SSBN 826 and SSBN 827, and associated design/support efforts. This was a modification of the current Integrated Product & Process Development (IPPD) contract (N00024-17-C-2117) and is in line with the program's approved Acquisition Strategy. The program received authorization of SSBN 826 in FY21 (funded with three years of incremental funding in FY21-23), SSBN 827 in FY24 (funded with two years of incremental funding in FY24-25), and is requesting SSBN 828 in FY26 (funded with two years of incremental funding in FY26-27). The RDT&E efforts support this plan. The following key activities support the COLUMBIA Class SSBN Program: 1.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Management Services.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Design Contractor-EB | 179.6 | 70% |
| LMS | 11.8 | 4.6% |
| GDMS | 1.2 | 0.5% |
| SSP | 0.6 | 0.2% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 4

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Missile Compartment Design and Prototyping, and Whole Ship Design | 37.0 | 138.7 | 179.6 | +29% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220/a0) |
| NAVSEA R&D and Prototyping | 46.5 | 44.0 | 42.9 | −3% | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220/a1) |
| Systems Engineering/Program Management | 31.6 | 10.6 | 18.2 | +72% | [a2](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220/a2) |
| Strategic Weapons Systems Integration | 0.0 | 9.5 | 15.4 | +62% | [a3](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220/a3) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Common Missile Compartment Design and Prototyping, and Whole Ship Design

Specific planned construction efforts for FY 2027 include: - Continued fabrication of Missile Tubes and Strategic Weapons Support System (SWSS) kits. - Continued Lead Ship Construction, which includes manufacture of the MTM for lead ship, and integration and test of SWSS systems and Final Operating Capability (FOC) for the land-based…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220/a0

### NAVSEA R&D and Prototyping

Combat Systems: - Initiate GFE find, fix, and repair activity for the Tech Insertion 2024 NPES upgrade configuration installation on the SSBN 827 Command and Control System Module (CCSM) during the CCSM Off-hull and Assembly Test Site (COATS) segment of construction. - Bench test NPES level suitability performance improvements associated…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220/a1

### Systems Engineering/Program Management

- Complete Verification and Validation activities for SIM II/DWAF in support of IOT&E . - Commence post-delivery trials and integrated/operational testing when CLB is delivered.

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220/a2

### Strategic Weapons Systems Integration

- Continue planning activities for the first of class Demonstration of Shakedown Operations (DASO) Test and Evaluation event required to meet the COLUMBIA Program Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) requirements. Efforts include detailed DASO test planning development, continued test documentation development, mission operations…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3220/a3

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603595N project 3220 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603595N")`.

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