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Thursday, December 03, 2009

Northrop Grumman-Built Submarine New Mexico (SSN 779) Returns From Successful Sea Trials

New Mexico (SSN 779), the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered submarine, returned to Northrop Grumman Corporation's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. after completing the ship's first round of successful sea trials on Nov. 26.

Sea trials provide an opportunity to test all systems, components and compartments and include submerging for the first time, high-speed runs while on the surface and submerged, and a demonstration of the submarine's other capabilities.

"The first sea trial is a milestone that the entire shipbuilding and Navy team has been working hard to achieve," said Becky Stewart, vice president for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's submarine program.

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