General Dynamics lands $22.2-billion submarine contract
The Navy announced on Monday a decision to award a $22.2 billion contract to build nine new Virginia-class submarines, all of which will begin construction in Quonset Point, according to U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.“This is huge, huge news for Rhode Island and the region,” Reed said in a telephone interview.Because of past submarine contracts, Electric Boat, which also manufactures in...