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Navy issues $23.4M contract for Block 5 Virginia-class sub hardware by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2019 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems received a $23.4 million deal to procure hardware for Virginia-class submarines, the Department of Defense announced Friday. The contract funds the purchase of long-lead-time material for two Virginia Block 5 hulls, one Virginia installation and checkout kit, one pre-production unit and associated hardware assets for testing, according to a press release. On Tuesday, General Dynamics Electric Boat received a $22.2 billion contract to build nine Block 5 subs for the Navy. Virginia-class submarines are built to conduct anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface-ship warfare, strike warfare and special operations support as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Block 5 submarines have an additional payload module and more payload tubes for launching cruise missiles. Work will be performed in Syracuse and is expected to be completed by December 2020.
Navy awards $22.2B contract for nine Virginia-class submarines Washington (UPI) Dec 3, 2019 General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. has been awarded a $22.2 billion contract modification to build nine Virginia-class submarines for the U.S. Navy. The deal covers the nine vessels of Block 5, eight of which contain the Virginia Payload Module, to be designed and built over the next decade, the Department of Defense announced on Monday. The contract also includes an option for spare materials and an additional submarine to include the VPM, which, if exercised, would push the total val ... read more
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