The company’s Marine Systems business received a $458m contract in June 2022 to provide shipyard field operations, programme management, hardware production, systems engineering, documentation, and logistics for the Columbia and Dreadnought Fleet Ballistic Missile Program for the period between 20. Northrop Grumman is producing launcher subsystem hardware for the Columbia- and Dreadnought-class common missile compartment programme between the US and the UK. The company is also supporting the US Navy in planning for the integration of the Trident II D5 missiles into the Columbia-class submarines. Work under the contract modification is expected to be completed by October 2030.Īustal USA is responsible for constructing and outfitting electronic deck modules and command and control systems modules for integration into the Virginia- and Columbia-class ships.īAE Systems Land & Armaments received a $71.9m contract to manufacture and deliver five components for the Columbia-class submarine programme in January 2023. The funding also covers works to support the continuous production of missile tubes, improvements to the submarine industrial base development, and sustained maintenance and support. The contract is a modification of the previously awarded contract for integrated product and process development. The company will provide two configurations of its Type 20 low-profile mast, with initial deliveries expected to start in 2024.Ĭurtiss-Wright, a global engineered products provider, secured contracts worth $120m to supply generators for the Columbia-class submarine programme in September 2022.Įlectric Boat was awarded a contract worth $5.1bn in December 2022 for advance procurement of long lead materials and construction of critical components to support the construction of Build II. 元Harris received a contract from the US Navy to deliver submarine imaging masts and spares to provide enhanced capabilities to the Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines in July 2022. The company received a second order for the supply of the BSS in September 2021. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems delivered the first bearing support structure (BSS) for installation in the lead Columbia-class submarine in March 2022. Newport News Shipbuilding will deliver the completed modules to Electric Boat, which will undertake the final assembly. The contract modification covers the construction and delivery of six module sections for each ship, in addition to efforts for continued design support. Newport News Shipbuilding received a contract modification worth $2.2bn from Electric Boat in November 2020 for the first two submarines. The funds support the construction of the lead ship and procurement of components and advance construction works for the second submarine. The contract modification also includes associated design and engineering support. The company secured a contract modification option worth $9.47bn from the US Navy for construction and continued testing of the first two ships in the class. In May 2019, Electric Boat received a $497m contract modification to develop and expand the submarine industrial base in support of the Columbia-class and the Nuclear Shipbuilding enterprise. Preliminary construction works began at Electric Boat’s facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, US, in 2017.
The two shipbuilders will engage multiple vendors and suppliers to perform the work. Newport News Shipbuilding is responsible for engineering analysis, development of components, detail planning, and technical services.Įlectric Boat acts as the prime contractor for the Columbia-class submarine programme, with 80% of the construction work being performed at Electric Boat’s facilities and the remaining 20% taking place at Newport News Shipbuilding’s facility.
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