General Dynamics’ Electric Boat lands $5.1B submarine contract
General Dynamics Corp.’s Groton, Connecticut-based Electric Boat Corp. has received a $5.1 billion contract modification for the Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine program, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. The contract includes missile long-lead material and missile tube manufacturing, advance procurement and construction, material procurement, production backup, and planned equipme[...]
HII names new VP for Columbia-class submarines
Newport News-based Fortune 500 contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Brandi Smith vice president of the Columbia class submarine program at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Smith succeeds Charles Southall, who is retiring July 1 after more than 35 years, HII said in a news release Thursday. The Columbia class has long been the Navy‘s […]