Sub New Mexico delivered to Navy

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Sub New Mexico delivered to Navy
By Lance M. Bacon - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Dec 29, 2009 16:51:23 EST

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding on Tuesday delivered the attack submarine New Mexico, four months earlier than its contract delivery date. New Mexico is the sixth of 18 scheduled Virginia-class submarines.

Work on the New Mexico was delayed most recently by workmanship problems discovered earlier this year in the weapons room handling system. The submarine was about 99 percent complete when the problem was discovered in early August. Similar problems also were found on at least three other Virginia-class submarines. Before the latest problems surfaced, the New Mexico had been scheduled for delivery at the end of September.

The New Mexico’s first sea trials, known as Alpha and Bravo, were conducted virtually back to back. The sub headed out for Alpha trials on Nov. 24 and came back to its builder’s yard at Newport News, Va., on Nov. 26. The vessel headed back out for Bravo trials the following day.

“New Mexico performed superbly on sea trials,” said Rear Adm. William Hilarides, program executive officer for submarines, in a press release.

Even with the delays, the submarine remains well ahead of its contract schedule, which calls for delivery by April 30, 2010. It also keeps the Navy on pace for a 60-month construction span by the end of the Block II contract. That contract calls for two $2 billion submarines each year starting in 2011. Block II boats are built in four sections, compared with the 10 sections of the Block I boats.


Rest of article about this $2.8 billion dollar wonder at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/12/navy_NewMexico_122909w/

[BeatleBoot]

1. SPI > 1.00

"...four months earlier than its contract delivery date..."


:7

[MercutioATC]

2. Apparently, the project is ahead of schedule and under budget...

...and that's without rebaselining.

[BeatleBoot]

3. Under Budget?

Maybe.

we would need to look at the CPI, no?

[MercutioATC]

4. Actually, not really. It's a December 2008 contract.

Well, the Block II's are (which is what The New Mexico is).