General Dynamics Mission Systems Receives $43.2M Contract Modification for Columbia/Dreadnought Class Ballistic-Missile Submarine Fire Control Systems

General Dynamics Electric Boat is prime contractor on design and production of new class of submarines, the nation's top strategic defense priority

General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) announced that it had signed a contract to begin the next phase of construction on a facility to support construction of the U.S. Navy's future class of ballistic-missile submarines (SSBN), the Columbia-class.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced on Sept. 11 that it has been awarded a contract from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) to fabricate and deliver two large Bearing Support Structures (BSS’s) for the 12 Columbia-class submarines.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) hosted a ceremonial first-cut-of-steel event today at its Newport News Shipbuilding division to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-class submarine program, the US shipyard said on May 23, 2019.

The US Navy announced on March 6 the establishment of Program Executive Office Columbia (PEO CLB) to focus entirely on the Navy’s number one acquisition priority.