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Navy/USMCGD Wins $15 Billion Award For Columbia-Class Sub Industrial Base Support
The Navy on Wednesday awarded General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat Corp. a $15.38 billion modification in more Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) work related to industrial base development support. This […]
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Navy/USMCElectric Boat President Says Multi-Sub Award Still Months Away, Explains Outsourcing Issues
The president of General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat division on Wednesday said a multi-year contract to procure 15 nuclear-powered submarines is still months away and he also provided an update […]
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Navy/USMCAcceleration Plan Pulls First Columbia Sub Delivery Back To 2028 And Is 65 Percent Complete, Official Says
SAN DIEGO–The Navy’s first Columbia-class submarine is back on schedule to deliver by 2028 after the Navy and industry implemented an acceleration plan that put all the modules to the […]
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Navy/USMCLeonardo DRS Opens New Naval Power And Propulsion Facility
Leonardo DRS [DRS] on Jan. 23 announced the opening of its new $120 million naval power and propulsion manufacturing and testing facility in Charleston, S.C. The new facility stands at […]
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First Columbia-Class Sub Bow Section Arrives At Electric Boat
The bow section of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine arrived at General Dynamics’ [GD] Electric Boat South Yard assembly building in Groton, Conn. last week, enabling it to start […]
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Electric Boat Nabs $2.3 Billion Contract For Advance Procurement Of Columbia-Class Subs
The Navy on Monday awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] a $2.28 billion cost-only modification covering additional advance procurement and advance construction of five more Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine hulls, […]
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Navy Leaders Tell Lawmakers Columbia Sub About 17 Months Late
The Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is now projected to be ready by early 2029, Navy officials told lawmakers this week. The Navy says its highest priority program is […]
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Navy Nuke Head Says New Tech Easing Sub Production Increase
The head of the naval nuclear propulsion program this week argued submarine shipbuilding is improving, in part thanks to new technologies. While the U.S. Navy and submarine industrial base are […]
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Navy/USMCWhite House Requests $7.3 Billion To Keep Funding Columbia, Virginia Sub Construction Shortfall
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Monday requested another $7.3 billion from Congress to continue to build the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and cover shortfalls […]
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Sub Official Vows First Columbia Boat On Patrol By 2030
A Navy official last week promised the first Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine will deploy for patrol by 2030 despite a year of delays. “How’s Columbia going today? In one […]
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