Shipbuilders, Navy Want Deal on 2 Virginia Attack Boats ‘As Soon as Possible’
The Navy and its nuclear submarine shipbuilders are closing in on a deal to put two long-awaited Virginia-class submarines under…
Navy Awards GD Electric Boat $1.28B in Contracts While Service Continues Sub Negotiations
The Navy this week issued General Dynamics Electric Boat two contract modifications worth $1.28 billion to keep submarine suppliers operating…
Austal USA Awarded $450M to Build a Submarine Construction Facility in Mobile
An Alabama shipyard won a $450M contract from submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat to expand its submarine construction business,…
HII Delivers Attack Boat New Jersey to Navy
HII Newport News Shipbuilding has delivered the 23rd Vrginia-class nuclear attack submarine to the U.S. Navy, the company announced in…
CNO Franchetti Focused on Growing Shipbuilding, Weapons Industrial Base
Faced with flat budgets for the foreseeable future, the Navy’s top officer wants to devote the resources she has to…
Navy Will Ask for 1 Virginia-Class Sub in FY 25 Shipbuilding Budget, Increase Amphib Production
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget will ask Congress to fund one Virginia-class attack boat, a…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the Dec. 20, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
Report to Congress on the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
The following is the Oct. 12, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, The U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Background and Issues for…
GD Electric Boat Awarded $1B For Virginia Sub Long-lead Material After 1 Year Delay
This post has been updated with a statement from Electric Boat. General Dynamics Electric Boat was awarded an advanced procurement…
Submarine Supply Chain Largest Barrier to Improving Virginia Attack Sub Schedule, Says Boykin
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Availability of parts, not people, is the largest barrier right now to catch up with the…