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Navy/USMC

HII Wins $2.2 Billion Mod For Columbia Work

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020

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HII Wins $2.2 Billion Mod For Columbia Work

Artist rendering of the future Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), which will replace the Ohio-class submarines. (Illustration: U.S. Navy)

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] won a $2.2 billion contract modification from prime contractor General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] to help build the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), the company said Nov. 23. GD is the prime contractor to build both Navy nuclear-powered submarines, the Virginia-class attack submarines and the new SSBNs. Under both vessels, HII is a subcontractor and both companies build different parts of the vessels. Earlier this month, the Navy awarded Electric Boat a $9.47 billion…

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