Courtney Announces $46 million Award to Electric Boat to Plan Overhaul of USS Montpelier
May 29, 2015
Norwich, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney announced today that Electric Boat has been awarded a $46 million contract to conduct planning efforts for the upcoming overhaul of the USS Montpelier (SSN 765). According to Electric Boat, up to 600 employees will be involved in the project.
“Submarine overhaul and repair work like this is vital not only to ensuring stability in Electric Boat’s workforce in the near term, but also leverages the unmatched skill and talent of our region’s workforce in ensuring that our submarine fleet is properly maintained,” Courtney said. “With the fleet only able to meet just over half of the demand for attack submarine capabilities, it is more important than ever that we get our submarines overhauled and back to sea as soon as possible.
“Over the last several months, I have engaged with a range of leaders in the Navy to underscore my concerns with delays in attack submarine overhauls and the need to leverage all available capacity in the public and private shipyards to keep up with the demand. This planning contract is an important step in this effort, and I look forward to continuing to work with the Navy to fully support our submarine maintenance priorities,” Courtney said.
Congressman Courtney is the Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, which has oversight of the Navy
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Norwich, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney announced today that Electric Boat has been awarded a $46 million contract to conduct planning efforts for the upcoming overhaul of the USS Montpelier (SSN 765). According to Electric Boat, up to 600 employees will be involved in the project.
“Submarine overhaul and repair work like this is vital not only to ensuring stability in Electric Boat’s workforce in the near term, but also leverages the unmatched skill and talent of our region’s workforce in ensuring that our submarine fleet is properly maintained,” Courtney said. “With the fleet only able to meet just over half of the demand for attack submarine capabilities, it is more important than ever that we get our submarines overhauled and back to sea as soon as possible.
“Over the last several months, I have engaged with a range of leaders in the Navy to underscore my concerns with delays in attack submarine overhauls and the need to leverage all available capacity in the public and private shipyards to keep up with the demand. This planning contract is an important step in this effort, and I look forward to continuing to work with the Navy to fully support our submarine maintenance priorities,” Courtney said.
Congressman Courtney is the Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, which has oversight of the Navy
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Norwich, CT – Congressman Joe Courtney announced today that Electric Boat has been awarded a $46 million contract to conduct planning efforts for the upcoming overhaul of the USS Montpelier (SSN 765). According to Electric Boat, up to 600 employees will be involved in the project.
“Submarine overhaul and repair work like this is vital not only to ensuring stability in Electric Boat’s workforce in the near term, but also leverages the unmatched skill and talent of our region’s workforce in ensuring that our submarine fleet is properly maintained,” Courtney said. “With the fleet only able to meet just over half of the demand for attack submarine capabilities, it is more important than ever that we get our submarines overhauled and back to sea as soon as possible.
“Over the last several months, I have engaged with a range of leaders in the Navy to underscore my concerns with delays in attack submarine overhauls and the need to leverage all available capacity in the public and private shipyards to keep up with the demand. This planning contract is an important step in this effort, and I look forward to continuing to work with the Navy to fully support our submarine maintenance priorities,” Courtney said.
Congressman Courtney is the Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, which has oversight of the Navy
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