General Dynamics Expects Columbia-Class Submarine Construction Contract In Late 2019
General Dynamics officials expect to sign the contract to build the first of the Navy’s next-generation ballistic missile submarine – the…
Navy Accepts Delivery Of Attack Submarine USS South Dakota (SSN-790)
The Navy accepted delivery of the future attack submarine South Dakota (SSN-790) from General Dynamics Electric Boat earlier this week, marking the second-to-last…
Navy Evaluating Possible Columbia-class Sub Delays Caused by Missile Tube Weld Issues
General Dynamics Electric Boat and the Navy are evaluating the potential of missile tube welding issues identified by a subcontractor…
General Dynamics Readies for Virginia-class Block V and Columbia-class Sub Production
The first Columbia-class submarine is more than a decade away from joining the fleet and General Dynamics is preparing its…
Attack Sub Maintenance at Private Yards Running Behind; NAVSEA Hopes to See Timely Delivery if More Work Given to Them
CAPITOL HILL – Two attack submarines sent to private shipyards for routine maintenance availabilities are running a few months behind…
Electric Boat Awarded Long-Lead Contract for Virginia-Class Block V Attack Boats
Sub builder General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $696.2 million contract modification for long-lead materials for the next for…
Top Stories 2017: U.S. Navy Acquisition and Maintenance
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Electric Boat Awards Newport News Shipbuilding $468M for Columbia-Class Integrated Product and Process Development
General Dynamics Electric Boat awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding a contract worth up to $468 million to begin…
HASC Rep. Courtney Pushing for More Aggressive Attack Submarine Procurement Schedule
A top House Armed Services Committee member said the Navy needed a more aggressive attack submarine procurement plan to get…
VADM Johnson: Navy Must Reliably Execute 60-Month Attack Sub Construction Before Upping Build Rates
The Navy and industry must prove they can reliably build a Virginia-class attack submarine in just 60 months before talks…