US Navy Awards Historic $76.6B Contract for 9 Block VI Virginia SSNs and 5 Columbia SSBNs
The contracts fund five Columbia-class and nine Virginia-class boats and additional shipyard infrastructure, with Electric Boat receiving $71.6 billion, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Navy awarded $76.6 billion to General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries to construct nine Virginia-class and five Columbia-class submarines.
- Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney pushed for the award to provide supply chain demand certainty, while the funding also supports the trilateral AUKUS agreement to sell submarines to Australia.
- The agreement allocates $42.1 billion for nine Virginia-class submarines, $29.5 billion for five Columbia-class ballistic submarines, and $5 billion for shipyard infrastructure enhancements.
- Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, the Pentagon's submarine czar, called the investment "historic," stating it ensures continuous production of combat platforms and industrial base stability.
- A Government Accountability Officer report released this month noted the Virginia-class program faces delays, with current construction rates of one per year falling short of the Navy's target of two per year.
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The Pentagon has signed a series of contracts worth over $76 billion, under which the US Navy will receive 14 new submarines. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement from the US Navy. "The Department of Defense has signed a contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat for the construction of five Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, as well as a contract with HII-Newport News Shipbuilding for the construction of nine Virgini…
The US Navy is pouring $76.6 billion into new submarines and the workers it needs to build them
The investment accounts for 9 new Block VI Virginia-class attack submarines and five Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan MaiThe Pentagon awarded $76.6 billion for 14 Columbia- and Virginia-class submarines.The total includes previously announced construction, productivity, and workforce funding.The Navy's submarine programs face delays, cost overruns, and a strained industria…
Electric Boat awarded historic $76.6 billion contract to build U.S. Navy subs
The Virginia-class submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) heads up the Thames River toward Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton. (Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten / U.S. Navy)A historic $76.6 billion contract won by General Dynamics Electric Boat will boost Connecticut’s economy, according to economists.The multi-year contract to build 14 U.S. Navy Virginia and Columbia-class submarines is a positive development for Connecticut, which has stru…
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