Prime · United States
HQ GrotonFounded 189910000+ employees
General Dynamics Electric Boat designs, constructs and supports nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S.
Navy. Founded in 1899, it is a General Dynamics business and the prime contractor and lead shipyard for Navy nuclear submarine programs, including the Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine and Virginia-class attack submarine programs. Electric Boat provides submarine design, engineering, construction, maintenance, modernization and fleet support. Groton, Connecticut and Quonset Point, Rhode Island are principal shipbuilding and manufacturing locations; it also has engineering and support sites in New London, Washington, Newport, Hawaii, Georgia and Washington state. Company careers materials describe Quonset Point production flow supporting construction of Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines. Its contracts and workforce are part of the wider General Dynamics group.
| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $11.18B | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | $21.37B | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | $8.58B | 0 | — |
| FY2023 | $10.83B | 0 | — |
| FY2022 | $9.43B | 0 | — |
| FY2021 | $8.68B | 0 | — |
| FY2020 | $11.63B | 0 | — |
| FY2019 | $4.51B | 0 | — |
| FY2018 | $5.65B | 0 | — |
| FY2017 | $5.23B | 0 | — |
| FY2016 | $5.18B | 0 | — |
| FY2015 | $5.04B | 0 | — |
| FY2014 | $6.90B | 0 | — |
| FY2013 | $4.18B | 0 | — |
| FY2012 | $4.03B | 0 | — |
| FY2011 | $4.53B | 0 | — |
| FY2010 | $3.55B | 0 | — |
| FY2009 | $3.81B | 0 | — |
| FY2008 | $2.57B | 0 | — |
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Jul 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Nuclear-powered attack submarine class built by Electric Boat and Newport News; includes USS Santa Fe.
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Steven A. Zurell · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Navy)
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| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced manufacturing and materials | Developer | — | — | Publicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
| Logistics and sustainment | Developer | — | — | Publicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
| Maritime nuclear propulsion and floating reactors | Integrator | Fielded | — | Designs and builds US Navy nuclear-powered submarines (Virginia class with HII; prime on Columbia class). | Confirmed |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
| Facility | Kind | Location | Work | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groton shipyard | Shipyard | Groton, Connecticut, United States | Electric Boat’s principal shipyard and headquarters; the company designs, builds, repairs and modernizes U.S. Navy submarines from its Groton operation. Source ↗ | Operating | Confirmed |
| HSI-Electric Boat | Office | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | — | Operating | Confirmed |
| Kings Bay operations | Office | St. Mary's, Georgia, United States | — | Operating | Confirmed |
| New London Engineering Office | Office | New London, Connecticut, United States | — | Operating | Confirmed |
| Newport Engineering Office | Office | Middletown, Rhode Island, United States | — | Operating | Confirmed |
| Puget Sound Pacific Regional Operations | Office | Bremerton, Washington, United States | — | Operating | Confirmed |
| Quonset Point facility | Factory | North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States | Submarine manufacturing site where Electric Boat builds production units for Virginia- and Columbia-class submarine programs; company hiring material ties the site to submarine production flow. Source ↗ | Operating | Confirmed |
| Washington Engineering Office | Office | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | — | Operating | Confirmed |
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U.S. Navy · Jul 29, 2026 · Supports Organization
“awarding a five-ship contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for the construction of five Columbia Class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs)”
gdeb.com · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · website
“General Dynamics Electric Boat was established in 1899 to construct a 54-foot submersible vessel”
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“employee_range: 10000+ (profile: 10,001+ employees)”
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“employee_range: 10000+ (profile: 10,000 - 50,000)”
Sam Eckholm · Sep 5, 2026 · Supports System · name
“Los Angeles-Class”
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“Today, our reactors power the Navy’s Ohio, Virginia, Seawolf and Los Angeles-class submarines, and we have delivered components for the new Columbia-class submarine currently under construction.”
U.S. Navy · Supports System, System · first fielded year, System · operator countries
“Los Angeles-class (SSN 688) submarines have been the backbone of the submarine force”
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“At the facility, major submarine components are manufactured using digitally controlled machines for cutting,”
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“Established in 1899, Electric Boat has time-honored standards of excellence in the design, construction”
General Dynamics Electric Boat · Supports Organization technology
“Electric Boat is the prime contractor on the design and construction of the 12-ship Columbia class and will perform about 78% of the construction.”
General Dynamics Electric Boat · Supports Organization technology
“The Virginia class is the U.S. Navy’s latest class of advanced capability nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines, replacing the aging fleet of Los Angeles-class attack submarines.”
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“Kings Bay”
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“responsible for submarine steel processing, hull fabrication, module assembly and outfitting”
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