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Friday, April 24, 2009

Northrop could get share of new sub program

Ohio class submarineNorthrop Grumman Corp.'s Newport News shipyard could play a role in building the next generation of ballistic-missile submarines, a prospect that could create thousands of new jobs on the James River waterfront.

In a conference call with Wall Street analysts this week, Northrop CEO Ronald D. Sugar confirmed that the company is in discussions with Groton, Conn.-based General Dynamics Electric Boat about participating in the program, which has not yet been funded by the U.S. Navy.

"We're already working with General Dynamics, our partner, and the Navy on some advanced planning for that boat," he said, referring to the Ohio-class submarine replacement.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete28/4/09 08:19

    My bet is that the follow on to the Ohio's will feature 20 tubes for improved Tridents.

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