General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) has secured a USD1.2 billion production contract for the US Navy's 14th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine(SSN). The contract for the second Virginiaclass SSN ordered in Fiscal Year 2011 was announced by the company on 28 April, following the...
is "the most complete, combat-ready Virginia-class submarine yet delivered", said Rear Admiral David Johnson, the programme executive officer for submarines... J Rosamond - 《Janes Defence Weekly》 被引量: 0发表: 2012年 Books and Publications Probingheceanorubmarines presentsheistoryfhe designnd ...
“The AN/BYG-1 software program is an exceptionally cost-effective way for the Navy to quickly update and add capabilities to submarine weapon systems,” said Carlo Zaffanella, vice president and general manager of Maritime and Strategic Systems for General Dynamics Mission Systems. “Many of the...
The Soviet submarines were first detected by SOSUS. An RN or USN hunter killer submarine would then be ordered to get as close to the Soviet boat as possible, exploiting its advantages of being quieter and having twice the detection range. The objective was to gather as much information as p...
Ohio Class SSGNs are due to be retired between 2026 and 2028, leaving only the single-DDS Virginias. This will lead to a diminishing SDV (/LDUUV) host submarine capability in the next 10 years (although the Virginia Block-IV’s could conceivably carry SDVs/LDUUVs in their vertical tubes)...
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The US Navy (USN) commissioned the sixth Virginia-class attack submarine in a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on 27 March.rnUSS New Mexico (SSN 779) was completed in 70 months by Northrop Grumman, beating the record of industry partner and prime contractor General Dynamics ...
USS North Dakota (SSN 784), the US Navy's (USN) newest Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), is to be fitted with a dry deck shelter (DDS) and is conducting maintenance work at its home port in preparation for the fit, crew members here told IHS Jane's. North ...
The US Navy (USN) commissioned its 10th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, USS Minnesota (SSN 783), on 7 September at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding - the division of Hun-tington Ingalls Industries (HII) that shares the construction programme ...
said his August 2014 letter soliciting the two Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine builders for industry input on the Ohio Replacement Programme (ORP) resulted in a joint industry response in early March signed by the presidents of General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Indus...