Navy OKs Contract for 3rd Seawolf Submarine
The Navy has awarded $99 million to General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Division to buy parts for a controversial third Seawolf submarine.
The submarine was originally designed for warfare with the former Soviet Union, and opponents say the third one should be killed as a relic of the Cold War that the United States can no longer afford.
But the Clinton Administration has requested $1.8 billion for the submarine, saying it is needed largely to keep expert submarine workers in place at the Groton, Conn., shipyard to build a cheaper class of submarines that will be needed later.
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