
The Navy and General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat (EB) have reached an agreement to buy nine to 10 Block V Virginia-class submarines in a multiyear contract to be awarded in the upcoming weeks. A Monday statement from the chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) indicated the Navy plans to buy nine submarines with an option for a 10th. The Navy declined to substantiate submarine numbers or expected contract award values, but…