Author: Ramona Adams|| Date Published: August 30, 2016
AGeneral Dynamics(NYSE: GD) subsidiary has secured a one-year, $300.6 million contract to provide lead yard services and support development studies and design efforts for the U.S. Navy‘s Virginia-class submarines.
The Defense Departmentsaid Tuesday that Electric Boat Corp. will help the military branch maintain and update the design and related drawings and data of each submarine under the Virginia class throughout the construction process and post-shakedown availability period.
DoD added the contract also covers engineering and associated lead yard services for direct maintenance and support of Virginia-class ship specifications.
Work will occur in Connecticut, Virginia and Rhode Island through September 2017.
The Naval Sea Systems Command will obligate $43.3 million at the time of the award from the Navy’s fiscal years 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 shipbuilding and conversion funds as well as fiscal years 2015 and 2016 research, development, test and engineering funds.
Virginia-class submarines will serve as the Navy’s next-generation attack submarines and will replace retiring Los Angeles-class submarines.
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