January 10, 2024
Newport News Shipbuilding has delivered the stern for first-in-class submarine District of Columbia (SSBN-826) to General Dynamics Electric Boat. Take a moment to watch this time-lapse video showing the historic move by barge.
October 08, 2023
Newport News Shipbuilding broke ground on a new project that will support nuclear submarine construction. The Multi-Class Submarine Production Facility is designed to be adaptable, allowing NNS to support both Columbia- and Virginia-class construction.
March 16, 2023
General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding continue to make progress on the nation's top strategic defense priority, the Columbia class of ballistic missile submarines. Here’s where the Columbia program stands as of March 2023.
June 13, 2022
Our shipbuilders couldn't have said it better. They know that in delivering District of Columbia, they will be a part of history.
June 12, 2022
Submarine District of Columbia (SSBN-826) Keel Laying Ceremony in Quonset Point, RI June 4, 2022
May 24, 2021
Shipbuilders in Newport News Shipbuilding’s Foundry recently completed a 21,000-pound pour for the Columbia-Class Submarine Program. Watch as shipbuilders describe the complex process of creating a critical Columbia-class casting in the Foundry.
May 23, 2019
Newport News Shipbuilding held a first-cut-of-steel ceremony earlier today to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-Class Submarine Program.