Navy awards $76.6B in contracts for new Virginia, Columbia-class subs

General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding jointly build the Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.

<a href="/manufacturers/general-dynamics" class="manufacturer-link">General Dynamics</a> Electric Boat and <a href="/manufacturers/huntington-ingalls-industries" class="manufacturer-link">HII</a>’s Newport News Shipbuilding jointly build the Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.

The announcement comes amid a period of heightened defence investment, with NATO member states accelerating modernisation programmes and procurement cycles.

Source: Breaking Defense. Read the full report at https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/navy-awards-76-6b-in-contracts-for-new-virginia-columbia-class-subs/