The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a nine-ship — eight with Virginia Payload Module (VPM) — Block V contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) Dec. 2. The contract includes an option for one additional submarine with VPM. The Block V contract is a $22.2-billion fixed-price incentive fee, multi-year procurement contract for fiscal years 2019 […]

DefenceTalkThe US Navy will christen its newest Virginia-class attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787), Saturday, March 5, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. The ceremony will be broadcast live at www.washingtonchristening.com. Elisabeth Mabus is the ship’s sponsor. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the principal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-to-christenattack-submarine-uss-washington-ssn-787-66908/

DefenceTalkHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that the newest Virginia-class submarine, John Warner (SSN 785), successfully completed its initial sea trials on Saturday. Sea trials are aggressive operational tests that demonstrate the submarine’s capabilities at sea. John Warner, the first Virginia-class submarine to be named for a person, is being built as part of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/virginia-class-submarine-john-warner-ssn-785-successfully-completes-initial-sea-trials-64340/

DefenceTalkSecretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that SSN 795, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Hyman G. Rickover. Mabus named the submarine to honor U.S. Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the man credited for developing USS Nautilus (SSN 571), the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine. Virginia-class submarines provide the Navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/navy-names-new-virginia-class-attack-submarine-61857/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy today underscored its commitment to an advanced and adaptable submarine force by awarding General Dynamics Electric Boat a contract valued at $17.6 billion for the construction of 10 additional Virginia-class submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. The multi-year Block IV contract enables Electric Boat and its industry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/general-dynamics-awarded-18-billion-by-us-navy-for-10-virginia-class-submarines-59429/