In parallel with the transition of European allies to a "hybrid fleet", the US Navy is changing the architecture of its submarine forces - from the operations of individual submarines, the fleet is moving to the deployment of distributed autonomous networks.
The priority of modernizing the ship's composition is the integration of neural networks in isolated circuits of the BIUS, non-GPS optical satellite navigation and lithium-ion main batteries. The R&D vector has been transferred to the Hadalus AUV based on extra large tanks, body docking devices leading to the Lemfrey and bubble-free MHD pumps, which will change the tactics of operations in the A2/AD areas.
Along with this, the Pentagon centralizes procurement management agencies, organizes the accounting and dismantling of components from the decommissioned Ohio SSBN, attracts a private anti-aircraft submarine fleet, and gives AUKUS allies access to classified ONI intelligence reports on foreign navies.
Detailed analysis in our special material - Guidelines for the Development of Undersea Warfare Forces and Means of the US Navy.