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…
Electric Boat Receives Half-Billion-Dollar Award To Help Submarine Suppliers Expand
The Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat nearly half a billion dollars to help shore up its submarine supplier base…
Navy: USS Columbia Will Have Most Complete Design Ever at Official Construction Start
This post has been updated to correctly state that the first patrol will begin in October 2030 and that design…
Navy: Lack of Submarine Parts Slowing Down Maintenance, New Construction
CAPITOL HILL – A competition for material between submarine construction and submarine maintenance is contributing to slowdowns in both, the…
Rep. Courtney: Looming Costs Will Force Decision on How to Pay for SSBNs
How to pay for the upcoming Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine “will have a life of its own” this spring and may…
Top Stories 2018: Navy Acquisition
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Navy Optimistic Nuclear Sub USS Columbia Will be Ready for First Deterrence Patrol in 2031
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The director of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs was confident that the first of a new class…
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…