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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Problems found with welds on Virginia-class submarines

Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard and the U.S. Navy are inspecting welds on all Virginia-class submarines after finding problems with welds in those vessels.

more stories like thisKatie Dunnigan, a spokeswoman for Naval Sea Systems Command spokeswoman, said Monday that the Navy, Northrop Grumman and its shipbuilding partner, General Dynamics Electric Boat, started assessing completed welds through record reviews, additional inspections and testing.

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