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NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING, ELECTRIC BOAT AND U.S.
NAVY PLAN FORUM ON ELECTRIC ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., September 12, 2000 – Newport News Shipbuilding
and General Dynamics' Electric Boat in conjunction with the U.S. Navy
will hold an industry forum to address future electric actuator technology.
Representatives from industry and academia are invited to attend. The
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Office of Naval Research
(ONR) will sponsor the forum to be held November 15 and 16 at the office
of the Naval Surface Warfare in Philadelphia, Pa.
The focus of this forum will be on the future performance objectives
and potential technology solutions using electric actuator systems (such
as electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuators) for advanced
shipboard applications. Detailed information (including forum administrative
and actuator technical requirements) and registration forms are available
on both the NNS and EB corporate web sites at the following addresses:
www.nns.com or
www.gdeb.com.
Newport News Shipbuilding designs and constructs nuclear-powered
aircraft carriers and submarines for the U.S. Navy and provides life-cycle
services for ships in the Navy fleet. The company employs nearly 17,000
people and has annual revenues of approximately $2 billion. Visit NNS
on the Web at www.nns.com.
Electric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), is
engaged in the design, construction and lifecycle support of nuclear
submarines for the U. S. Navy, and employs about 8,800 people. General
Dynamics has leading market positions in shipbuilding and marine systems,
land and amphibious combat systems, information systems, and business
aviation. The company employs about 44,000 people and has annualized
sales of approximately $10 billion.
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