General Dynamics awarded $172 million contract by U.S. Navy

12:00 AM, July 8, 2010
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General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $171.8 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Electric Boat will have to maintain and update design drawings and data, including technology insertions, for each Virginia-class submarine throughout its construction and post-shakedown availability periods under the given contract. Also the Electric Boat will perform research and development work required to evaluate new technology to be inserted in newly built Virginia-class ships. The contract has a potential cumulative value of $881 million through 2014 if all options are exercised and funded.

General Dynamics awarded $172 million contract by U.S. Navy

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