NAVSEA Says Attack Sub Repairs Much Improved as USS Boise Enters Yard Following 4-Year Wait
After years of struggling to conduct attack submarine maintenance – with the four public naval shipyards prioritizing SSN work last,…
Pandemic Isn’t Slowing Down Columbia-Class Submarine Construction
General Dynamics Electric Boat remains ready to start construction of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine in October, company officials…
President of Sub Builder Electric Boat Tests Positive for COVID-19
The president of submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to a Saturday…
UPDATED: Navy’s New Shipbuilding Plan ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Lawmakers Say
This post has been updated to include information from a Feb. 10 budget briefing with Rear Adm. Randy Crites, the…
Sub Builders Confident Young Workforce Can Keep Virginia Attack Boats On Track
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s ability to keep on track its top acquisition program, the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, rests…
Navy Awards $22B Contract to Electric Boat, Newport News Shipbuilding for 9 Block V Virginia Subs
THE PENTAGON – The Navy signed its largest shipbuilding contract ever, awarding a $22.2-billion contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat…
Navy, Sub Builders Have Recovery Plan to Get Virginia Attack Boat Deliveries Back on Schedule
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy and submarine builders General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding are executing a recovery…
Electric Boat Building Columbia-Class Subs, Waiting on Block V Virginia Contract
General Dynamics Electric Boat is preparing for Columbia-class submarine production while a contract for Block V Virginia-class submarines is in…
Electric Boat Preparing for Columbia-Class, But Supply Base Remains a Challenge
GROTON, Conn. – General Dynamics Electric Boat broke ground on a Columbia-class submarine assembly facility at its Groton yard on…
General Dynamics Taps New Leader for Electric Boat
General Dynamics announced a change in leadership at its Electric Boat subsidiary, just as the company ramps-ups its production to…