Rendering of Block V Virginia-class submarine with Virginia Payload Module. General Dynamics Electric Boat Image
THE PENTAGON — Advanced procurement contracts for two of the Navy’s Block V Virginia-class attack submarines have been stalled for 10 months due to an impasse between the service and its lead submarine builder over insurance related to Tomahawk missiles and future hypersonic weapons, USNI News has learned.
General Dynamics and the Navy are split over which organization should be...