Navy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine
Electric Boat gets biggest
contract ever
Published December 30. 2014 4:00AM
In April, the Navy
awarded the largest single shipbuilding contract in its history to Electric
Boat for the construction of 10 Virginia-class nuclear-attack submarines.
The total 10-ship
Block IV contract is for $17.6 billion over five years and calls for two new
ships per year over the next five years. Under the contract, the Navy will save
$2 billion and get 10 attack submarines for roughly the price of nine.
The work will continue
to be jointly performed by EB and Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding
in Virginia. The two companies build certain parts and large modules for each
boat, and each build the reactor compartment and perform final assembly of the
boats they deliver.
The contract earned
U.S. Rep. Joe-Courtney, D-2nd District, the nickname "Two-Sub Joe."
Courtney and U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy pushed heavily for
the contract in Washington.
- Julia S. Bergman
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