Kevin Graney, President of GDEB, mentioned that the contract modification permits suppliers to spend money on the capability and supplies wanted to extend manufacturing quantity, and that constant funding for the availability base is crucial to realize the high-rate manufacturing the navy requires of your entire submarine enterprise.
Virginia-class submarines are designed from the keel up for the total vary of twenty first century mission necessities, together with anti-submarine and floor ship warfare and particular operations assist. GDEB is the prime contractor and lead design yard for the Virginia-class and constructs them in a teaming association with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport Information Shipbuilding in Virginia.
