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Electric Boat awarded $5.1 billion Columbia Class design contract
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 – The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $5.1 billion Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) contract to complete the design of the lead Columbia-class submarine,