US Navy Awards General Dynamics $194M for SLCM-N Fire Control on Virginia-Class Submarines

The US Navy awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a $194 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification for engineering and technical support to the nuclear-armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile, or SLCM-N, fire-control subsystem. The work concerns the command and weapon-control functions needed to integrate the future missile with naval launch platforms, including planned Virginia-class submarine applications. The modification extends an existing development effort rather than constituting a missile production order or a submarine procurement contract. Work is scheduled to continue through September 2028, with the fire-control subsystem remaining part of the wider SLCM-N development program.