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 by Christen Mccurdy Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2019
Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded a $136 million contract to continue work on the nuclear submarine USS Columbus. The modification to a previous contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, releases more funds for HII to continue repair, maintenance, upgrades and modernization efforts on the nuclear-powered, Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine. The contractor has received several contract modifications for the ship's engineered overhaul this year, including modifications for $67 million and $20 million, both in September, and an $18.9 million modification in April. Funds have been obligated at the time of the award and will expire at the end of the fiscal year. Work under the latest deal will be performed in the company's shipyards in Newport News, Virginia and is expected to be complete by November 2020.
Extensive Russian submarine operation in North Atlantic: Norway Oslo (AFP) Oct 29, 2019 Russia has sent about 10 submarines into the North Atlantic in the largest such operation since the end of the Cold War, the Norwegian military said on Tuesday. Since last week, the Russian submarines - based on the Kola Peninsula in Russia's far north - have been dispatched for manoeuvres in the Atlantic Ocean, according to information from the Norwegian Intelligence Service, first reported by broadcaster NRK and later confirmed to AFP. "There's a lot of activity in the North Atlantic at the ... read more
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