General Dynamics Wins $22.2 Billion for Virginia-Class Subs

Contract for nuclear-powered submarines is Navy’s largest ever
Huntington Ingalls Industries to share in construction

The USS Texas Virginia-class submarine in the Gulf of Tadjoura on Nov. 5.Photographer: Kenji Shiroma/U.S. Navy

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By Anthony Capaccio

December 2, 2019 at 6:32 PM UTC

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December 2, 2019 at 10:32 PM UTC

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General Dynamics Corp. has received a $22.2 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build nine more nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines, the largest shipbuilding contract in the service’s history.

The contract includes an option for a 10th vessel over five years, the Navy said Monday. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. is the top subcontractor.