An undated artist’s rendering of the planned Columbia-class submarine. Naval Sea Systems Command Image
USNI News: Navy Awards Electric Boat $5.1B Columbia-Class Submarine Design Contract
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $5.1 billion contract to undertake the detailed design work for the U.S. Navy’s next generation of ballistic missile submarines – the Columbia-class (SSBN(X))
According to the Pentagon notification, “the Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) contract award is for the design, completion, component and technology development and prototyping efforts for the Columbia-class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBNs). This work will also include United Kingdom (U.K.) unique efforts related to the Common Missile Compartment.
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WNU Editor: A $5.1 billion contract just for the design?!?!?
More News On The U.S. Navy Awarding The Final Contract To Finish A Ballistic-Missile Sub Design
US Navy awards $5B to finish ballistic-missile sub design -- Norwich Bulletin/AP
Navy Awards $5 Billion Sub Contract to Electric Boat -- Hartford Courant
Newport News shipyard gets share of $5.1B sub contract -- Daily Press
General Dynamics Wins $5B Contract for Nuclear Submarines -- Nasdaq
General Dynamics Wins $5B Contract for Next-Gen SSBNs -- Maritime Executive
Navy $5 Billion Deal Builds New Nuclear-Armed Columbia-Class Sub -- Scout Warrior
Maybe they can justify it, legitimately or with a lot of hand waving and jaw jacking.
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It is hard to tell without breaking it down.
This is really quite high.. especially for a foreign contract..either it's more than the design or an error in reporting.
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ReplyDelete"This is really quite high.. especially for a foreign contract" - Anon, One of Three
"General Dynamics Electric Boat is a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation."
"General Dynamics Corporation is an American aerospace and defense multinational corporation."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics
I am trying to wrap my head around the comment. What was that? A moment of forgetfulness or trolling?
Trolling like fishing. I don't think I'll catch anything if I cast there, but let's do it and see what happens. Trolling like disinformation.
Weird. I tried posting a comment hours ago, but it's not up. That keeps happening. maybe it's my browser. Anyhooo... here's my two cents again:
ReplyDeleteThe 'design' contract is for "the design, completion, component and technology development and prototyping efforts for the Columbia-class" (according to the Pentagon notification).
Basically, it's not 'design' as in 'a bunch of draftsmen drawing up blueprints'. It's 'design' as in 'invent and test our next generation of nuclear missile submarine'.
That means that new technologies and new systems have to be designed, prototyped, tested, modified, and integrated into a finished platform. We're talking about actually making and testing everything that the sub needs, in order to function. And everything they make has to be got to TRL9 – from the ballistic missile tubes to the propulsive system and nuclear reactor.
Thank you for reposting Anon. If you are the same Anon as before .... it has to be your browser. Anyway .... if anyone else is having this problem, please make a comment.
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