Electric Boat Awarded $1.2 Billion To Build Second Submarine

The U.S. Navy has awarded $1.2 billion for Electric Boat to produce a second submarine in the coming fiscal year, the governor's office said Friday evening.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy sent letters two months ago to the ranking members of Congress’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, urging funding of two Virginia Class submarines, his office said.

“This is good news for our nation’s defense, our submarine industrial base, the highly talented workforce at Electric Boat, and over 600 suppliers throughout our state," Malloy said in a prepared statement.  "We are very proud of the Virginia Class program at Electric Boat."