Government seeks industry partner to bolster submarine industrial base

By Nick Wilson / December 26, 2023 at 12:00 PM
The U.S. government is looking to outsource major submarine industrial base and workforce development efforts to an industry partner that will be tasked with expanding the shipbuilding workforce and leading a broad set of initiatives to improve submarine production to a sustained rate of one Columbia- and two Virginia-class vessels each year. According to a recent request for proposals , this industry partner will be tasked with three primary objectives: enlarging the submarine industrial workforce by creating and growing regional...

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