
Navy officials on Thursday said the service and General Dynamics’ Electric Boat [GD] agreed to an 84-month build sequence for the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) but are trying to shorten the timeline while the service aims to fix Virginia-class construction delays before it could impact the Columbia work. On Thursday the Navy awarded GD a $9.47 billion contract modification for full construction of the first Columbia SSBN and to continue advanced construction work on the second vessel (Defense…