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The Defense Logistics Agency Maritime Mechanicsburg has awarded contracts worth a total of $5 billion to six companies. The agency's website says the challenge facing the companies will be to "accelerate the development of Virginia-class submarines." They are intended to replace the aging fleet of Los Angeles-class submarines.
HII launches new Virginia-class submarine for U.S. Navy
“We are committed to increasing submarine construction cadence and throughput for the U.S. Navy,” said Bryan Caccavale, NNS vice president of Navy programs. “Nuclear-powered submarines are critical to our national security and we’re proud to see Arkansas in the water.” The submarine’s sponsors are the six women of the Little Rock Nine, the pioneering group of African American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, …
HII Launches Virginia-class Submarine Arkansas at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 2, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and moved by tugboats to a submarine pier at the shipyard for final outfitting, testing and crew c…
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