Naval Nuclear Propulsion

Lockheed Martin Space has secured an $850.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue work on the Trident II (D5) Life Extension 2 program, according to a Defense Department announcement. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification supports advanced design and development efforts tied to the Strategic Systems Programs’ Shipboard Systems Program (SSP) Alteration initiative, the Pentagon […]

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), whose district abuts Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, said this week he plans to resign from Congress and withdraw from the California governor’s race following a series of sexual misconduct allegations. At this point at least four women, including a former staffer, accused Swalwell, with one saying he drugged her before assaulting […]

A senior State Department official told lawmakers the AUKUS security partnership is being hindered by a complex web of regulatory barriers, describing the challenge as a “fishing knot” that requires both regulatory and legislative fixes. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week, Thomas Dinanno, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, […]

A senior State Department official told lawmakers that the AUKUS security partnership is being hindered by a complex web of regulatory barriers, describing the challenge as a “fishing knot” that requires both regulatory and legislative fixes. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week, Thomas Dinanno, undersecretary of state for arms control and international […]

Hadrian Automation on March 20 announced a $2.4 billion public-private partnership with the Navy that will result in three artificial intelligence (AI)-powered factories, with its first facility focused on producing submarine parts within a year. The facilities are aimed at helping produce parts for the Navy’s maritime industrial base, according to a statement by Hadrian. […]

The Navy last week awarded General Dynamics’ (GD) Electric Boat Corp. a $15.38 billion modification in more Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) work related to industrial base development support. This award covers additional Columbia-class submarine design, lead yard support and sustainment, “integrated enterprise plan initiatives for the class, and submarine industrial base supplier development […]

Adm. Richard Correll, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), said Thursday the Navy has a plan to extend the lifespan of the Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarines to “bridge” the gap as its replacement Columbia-class endures delays. Correll, in testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on STRATCOM’s posture for fiscal 2027, was responding to a […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) said Tuesday it selected Christie Miller and Christian Ortego as two new vice presidents at its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Starting April 1, Miller will be vice president of communications, and Ortego will be vice president and NNS chief counsel, the company release said. Miller will succeed Jennifer Dunn, who […]

Hadrian Automation on March 20 announced a $2.4 billion public-private partnership with the Navy that will result in three artificial intelligence (AI)-powered factories, with its first facility focused on producing submarine parts within a year. The facilities are aimed at helping produce parts for the Navy’s maritime industrial base, according to a statement by Hadrian. […]

The Navy last week awarded General Dynamics’ (GD) Electric Boat Corp. a $15.38 billion modification in more Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) work related to industrial base development support. This award covers additional Columbia-class submarine design, lead yard support and sustainment, “integrated enterprise plan initiatives for the class, and submarine industrial base supplier development […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) said March 12 all five labor union bargain units at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss., ratified new collective bargaining agreements running through March 2031.  The company announced the labor agreements in a press release.  Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiaries are part of major joint ventures doing business in the Department […]

Amentum and RSI’s joint venture was awarded a contract for U.S. Navy demolition projects construction that could be worth nearly $1 billion. RSI Amentum Environmental Solutions’ demolition services under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract are expected to address environmental restoration tasks at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, according to Amentum’s Monday press […]

The ranking member of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projected Forces subcommittee in a Tuesday letter further pushed the Defense Department to award an overdue multi-year contract covering up to 11 Block VI Virginia-class attack submarines. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) has been pushing DoD to award the contract that was authorized in the fiscal […]

The president of General Dynamics Electric Boat division on Wednesday said a multi-year contract to procure 15 nuclear-powered submarines is still months away while also providing an update on lowering shipyard attrition rates and the utility of outsourcing. The Navy has been negotiating the deal with General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on awards […]

The commander of Naval Submarine Forces last week argued it is “critically important” the government continues supporting the SSN(X) next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine program to maintain its advantage over China. “The Virginia-class submarine is highly capable, it is by far the most capable nuclear attack submarine that’s ever existed in the world,” Vice Admiral […]

The ranking member of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projected Forces subcommittee in a Tuesday letter further pushed the Defense Department to award an overdue multi-year contract covering up to 11 Block VI Virginia-class attack submarines. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) has been pushing DoD to award the contract that was authorized in the fiscal […]

Amentum and RSI’s joint venture was awarded a contract for U.S. Navy demolition projects construction that could be worth nearly $1 billion. RSI Amentum Environmental Solutions’ demolition services under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract are expected to address environmental restoration tasks at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, according to Amentum’s Monday press […]

The president of General Dynamics Electric Boat division on Wednesday said a multi-year contract to procure 15 nuclear-powered submarines is still months away while also providing an update on lowering shipyard attrition rates and the utility of outsourcing. The Navy has been negotiating the deal with General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on awards […]

The commander of Naval Submarine Forces last week argued it is “critically important” the government continues supporting the SSN(X) next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine program to maintain its advantage over China. “The Virginia-class submarine is highly capable, it is by far the most capable nuclear attack submarine that’s ever existed in the world,” Vice Admiral […]

Navy Vice Admiral Richard Seif relieved Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher as commander of Submarine Forces and Submarine Force Atlantic during a change of command ceremony Feb. 20 as the latter gets ready to become a new submarine leader. In January, the Senate confirmed Gaucher to become the first direct reporting portfolio manager for submarines, overseeing […]

Navy Vice Admiral Richard Seif relieved Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher as commander of Submarine Forces and Submarine Force Atlantic during a change of command ceremony Feb. 20 as the latter gets ready to become a new submarine leader. In January, the Senate confirmed Gaucher to become the first direct reporting portfolio manager for submarines, overseeing […]

The Australian government is heralding an investment of $2.75 billion to start building a new submarine construction yard in Osborne, South Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government expects the overall submarine program will create almost 10,000 jobs in the region and project investments reaching upwards of $21 billion total over the next decades to build […]

The Australian government is heralding an investment of $2.75 billion to start building a new submarine construction yard in Osborne, South Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government expects the overall submarine program will create almost 10,000 jobs in the region and project investments reaching upwards of $21 billion total over the next decades to build […]

The Navy’s first Columbia-class submarine is back on schedule to deliver by 2028, nine months ahead of schedule, the program executive officer (PEO) for Strategic Submarines said Feb. 11. This program update comes after the Navy and industry implemented an acceleration plan that put all the modules to the final assembly shipyard by the end […]

Navy Secretary John Phelan on Thursday hinted the Navy’s fiscal year 2027 budget request will more than double the 17 ships funded in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations law, with a specific focus on auxiliary and support vessels. “So I can’t talk a lot about the ‘27 budget. What I’ll say is if you look […]

The Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup office said this week it is making solid progress on taking down a pair of old Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program prototype facilities at the Idaho National Laboratory. In a Tuesday press release, the DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) said it is tearing down 1960s era structures around the […]

Navy Secretary John Phelan on Thursday hinted the Navy’s fiscal year 2027 budget request will more than double the 17 ships funded in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations law, with a specific focus on auxiliary and support vessels. “So I can’t talk a lot about the ‘27 budget. What I’ll say is if you look […]

The Navy’s first Columbia-class submarine is back on schedule to deliver by 2028, nine months ahead of schedule, the program executive officer for Strategic Submarines said Feb. 11.. This program update comes after the Navy and industry implemented an acceleration plan that put all the modules to the final assembly shipyard by the end of […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) last week posted strong fourth quarter and full-year results on strength across its shipbuilding and mission systems businesses. Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiaries are part of major joint ventures doing business in the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons complex, including the legacy cleanup contractor at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New […]

A January report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Congress’s policy research division, said alternatives were not explored to the trilateral agreement between Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. The trilateral agreement, called AUKUS, includes the future sale of Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) to Australia, and AUKUS Pillar 1 refers to delivering submarines while […]