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Manufacturer:General DynamicsIntroduced: 2027|Status: development|Origin: United States
NAVALSPEC // COLUMBIA-CLASS
Columbia class
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
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FIREPOWER
100
MOBILITY
90
PROTECTION
98
SENSORS
97
COMBAT VALUE
97
UNIT COST
$9150.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typesubmarine
Categorynaval
Country🇺🇸United States
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
Statusdevelopment
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2027
Service StatusActive
Data SourceUS Navy Strategic Systems Programs / CRS Columbia Program Report
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
96/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
98/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length171 m
Width13.1 m
Height12 m
Weight20,810,000 kg
Crew155 personnel
Max Speed50 km/h
Range20,000 km
Endurance90 hrs
PowerplantLife-of-the-ship nuclear reactor (no mid-life refueling) with direct permanent-magnet motor electric drive
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
32 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
16x Trident II D5 Life Extension (D5LE2) SLBM tubes with thermonuclear MIRV warheads32 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
4x 533mm torpedo tubes firing Mk 48 Mod 7 CBASS
GUIDED MISSILES
UGM-133A Trident II D5LE2 (MIRV thermonuclear)
TORPEDOES
Mk 48 Mod 7 CBASS heavy torpedoes
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
Non-hull-penetrating photonic optronic masts(60 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED
Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS) with conformal bow LAB array and thin-line towed array sonar(95 km)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE
Huntington Ingalls Industries🇺🇸
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸
Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸
Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸
Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: Lockheed Martin MissilesPayload: VLS Missile Array
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸
Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: L3Harris Technologies
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸
Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionheavy
Armor Thickness200 mm
CountermeasuresNext-Gen Acoustic Countermeasure System, Submerged acoustic decoys, Magnetic silencing anechoic hull
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioExtremely Low Frequency (ELF) / VLF trailing wire antenna
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$9,150,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$110,000,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$50,000,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
1 Operator Nations~1 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United StatesDomestic Operator
1units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
100/100
Mobility
90/100
Protection
98/100
Sensors
97/100
Reliability
96/100
Maintainability
94/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceUS Navy Strategic Systems Programs / CRS Columbia Program Report
Last Verification Date2026-10-07