-The Virginia-class was conceived to replace aging Los Angeles-class subs with a quieter, more versatile boat the Navy could afford after the truncated Seawolf program. -Early blocks carried 12 ...

Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, appointed to lift lagging submarine production, acknowledged the construction rate was “still ...

The US Navy is widely regarded for its global undersea superiority, a distinction which the service is intensely working to preserve through extensive modernization and submarine production. Today’s ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $159.7 million contract modification to establish five contract line-item numbers, or CLIN, to facilitate the procurement of onboard repair ...

In this Tuesday, July 1, 2014 photo, a missile hatch for a Virginia class nuclear powered submarine is worked on by Electric Boat employees at the company's Quonset Point facility, in North Kingstown, ...