Virginia-class design and development work awarded

Written on November 6, 2007 – 4:28 pm | by Frontier India Strategic and Defence |

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $148 million contract modification to continue Virginia-class submarine (VCS) lead-yard services and related engineering efforts. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.

Under the terms of the modification, Electric Boat will maintain, update and support design drawings and data for each Virginia-class submarine, including technology insertion, during the construction and post-shakedown availability period. Additionally, Electric Boat will provide all engineering and related lead-yard services necessary for maintenance and support of VCS ship specifications.

The contract was initially awarded in October 2005 and will be worth $890 million if all options are exercised and funded. The contract runs through September 2009.

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