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Saturday, February 05, 2011

New sub achieves technology milestone

Ohio classWork on a new class of submarines will be ramping up at Electric Boat.

The Navy announced Thursday that the initial plans for the Navy’s next generation of ballistic-missile submarines were endorsed by the Defense Acquisition Board and achieved what is known as “Milestone A,” meaning the program can enter the technology development phase.

Achieving Milestone A not only allows the development of technology to proceed but also formally recognizes the planning for the ballistic-missile submarine as an official Department of Defense program.

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