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General Dynamics Electric Boat Unveils 13th Navy Virginia-Class Submarine

General Dynamics Electric Boat Unveils 13th Navy Virginia-Class Submarine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Virginia-class-submarineGeneral Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary has launched the 13th Virginia-class nuclear submarine of the U.S. Navy at its shipyard in Groton, Connecticut.

First Lady Michelle Obama served as the sponsor for USS Illinois (SSN 786) and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus delivered the keynote address during the christening ceremony Saturday, General Dynamics said Saturday.

Electric Boat will hand the Virginia-class Block III submarine to the service branch in 2016.

The 377-foot-long vessel is designed to sail at over 25 knots and has a Large Aperture Bow sonar array, a 34-foot beam and two payload tubes designed to deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles, DoD News reported Friday.

General Dynamics said the USS Illinois submarine will work to help the Navy carry out surveillance, anti-surface ship, covert strike and countermine warfare missions.

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Written by Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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