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The entire deal could be valued at around $100 billion for General Dynamics’s Electric Boat and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, which together lead the construction of all of the Navy’s submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Hegseth kicked off his tour Monday with a visit to a Newport News, Va., shipyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026
The retired admiral and the naval analyst told me the shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, is the only one capable of building a boat this big.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
Connecticut hosts General Dynamics’ Electric Boat plant, which makes submarines that carry ballistic missiles, while Virginia is home to HII Corporation’s Newport News Shipbuilding facility, which makes both aircraft carriers and attack submarines.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
Three weeks after V-J Day, the Norfolk Journal and Guide reported layoffs of 1,500 Newport News shipyard workers and a “decrease for women workers, both white and colored.”
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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