By Geoff Fein NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--Although contract award for construction of Block III of the Virginia class submarines is not expected until the end of the year, both General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat and Northrop Grumman [NOC] Newport News (NGNN) have already begun building prototypes of systems planned for the next series of eight submarines. "Today Electric Boat and we have already started construction of prototypes for both payload tubes and the new bow sonar array which, after they are…
Newport News Making Investments For Block III Virginia-Class, Exploring SSBN(X)
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