Leveraging Experience
Over the last 50 years, GDEB has built, tested and delivered approximately 100 nuclear plants to the U.S. Navy. During this time, we have continued to both evolve and refine our design and construction techniques to provide additional value and affordable products to our customer. The company and its program managers excel in delivering multi-billion-dollar first-of-a-kind projects focused on safety, quality, schedule and cost reduction and continuous improvement.
Proven history of success in design and construction
VIRGINIA CLASS
- U.S. Navy’s newest class of attack submarine
- First totally electronic ship design
- Recent ship delivered 8 months ahead of schedule and $90M under budget
USS JIMMY CARTER
- Largest, most complex submarine hull module ever built, weighing 2500 tons
- Program went from concept design to completion of detailed design in 29 months, half the time historically needed
- Delivered 5 months later – concept to completion in 34 months
SSGN Program
- Conversion of nuclear-missile submarines to conventional payload-carrying submarines
- All four ships delivered on schedule
- Total program delivered within 1% of $4.05B budget
- GDEB work scope completed $110M under target cost
