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.
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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.
