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BAE Systems secures contract for Columbia-class submarine

BAE Systems has been awarded an additional $11.5m contract to produce a ‘sequence critical heavy structure’ for the US Navy's newest Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. This order is an ...
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BAE Systems awarded $70 million contract for future Virginia Payload Module missile tubes

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) received a $70 million contract award from General Dynamics Electric Boat for the production of Virginia Payload Module (VPM) ...
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The Navy’s Virginia-Class Submarines Are Getting an Upgrade

The contract concerns the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) upgrade to the fast-attack submarine that aims for an increase in firepower. Each VPM tube can launch up to seven Tomahawk cruise missiles. A ...