Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future US Navy nuclear-powered attack ..
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Names selected for two future US Navy Virginia-class subs
US Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite has confirmed that two future US Navy Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines will be named USS Tang and USS ..
Memos to Shipyards from Navy Leadership
The following are a pair of November memos from Navy acquisition chief James Geurts and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday to the U.S. shipbuilders.
MEMORANDUM FOR AMERICA’S SHIP BUILDERS, MAINTAINERS, AND SUPPLIERS
Nov. 3, 2020
SUBJECT: Thank you and Keep Them Sailing Keeping the US Navy’s ships operating non-stop around the globe has been a hallmark of the United States Navy and its shipyards since the beginning of our great nation. The onset of the COVID pandemic this year, during a...
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Navy Confident It Could Build 3 Virginia SSNs a Year, Though More Study Needed On Shipyard Capacity
Attack boat Vermont (SSN-792) float-off on March 29, 2019. General Dynamics Electric Boats Photo
The Navy has “full confidence we can ramp up” to building three attack submarines per year if the Navy buildup proposed by former Defense Secretary Mark Esper were to be enacted, despite ongoing delays in Block IV Virginia-class construction, the program executive officer for submarines said today.
Esper’s Battle Force 2045 called for the Navy to reach 70 to 80 attack submarines, and he specifically ca...
General Dynamics Electric Boat to begin building US Navy’s Columbia-class submarines
The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) a US$9.5 billion contract to construct and test the first two Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic ..
Submarine Industrial Base Ready to Grow – But Only If Pentagon, Congress Send the Right Signals
Virginia-class submarine Delaware (SSN-791) was moved out of a construction facility into a floating dry dock using a transfer car system in 2018. HII Photo
Huntington Ingalls Industries is confident its businesses are well-positioned for whatever the future of the Navy is – whether it’s the implementation of the Pentagon’s Battle Force 2045 plan or something else implemented by new leadership, according to the chief executive.
HII president and CEO Mike Petters told investors on Thursday that...
US Navy’s second Columbia-class submarine to be named Wisconsin
US Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite has confirmed that the second Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine will be named in honour of the ..
Bollinger Shipyards awarded contract for submarine drydock
Bollinger Shipyards LLC announced that it will build a state-of-the-art, floating drydock for General Dynamics Electric Boat to support the construction and maintenance of the U.S.’s new Columbia Class of ballistic missile submarines.
“Bollinger Shipyards is pleased to expand our current relationship with Electric Boat and to play a critical role in increasing the number of U.S. built drydocks to meet the expanding need to modernize and refurbish our nation’s aging fleet,” said Bollinger...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/bollinger-awarded-contract-for-submarine-drydock/
Keel laid for future US Navy submarine Idaho
General Dynamics Electric Boat laid the keel for the future US Navy attack submarine USS Idaho on Monday, August 24. The submarine will be the 26th in the Virginia-class ..
Senate Passes FY 2021 Defense Authorization Bill by Large Margin
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Pearl Harbor on May 10, 2020, after completing a scheduled extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA). Missouri’s routine maintenance and modernization work was completed five days ahead of schedule after successful sea trials and certification. US Navy photo
The Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act with an 86 to 14 vote, following the House passing its...
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