Faulty welds knowingly made on Navy submarines, carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding said it’s discovered that faulty welds may have knowingly been made to submarines and aircraft carriers under construction at the shipyard. Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin made the announcement on Friday afternoon,
Faulty welding on subs and aircraft carriers at NNS may have been intentionally done
"Some of the welds in question were made by welders who knowingly violated weld procedures," Boykin wrote. NNS contacted the Department of Justice and regulators about the issue, and engineers were able to put in place immediate short-term solutions while figuring out the next moves for long-term solutions.
Newport News Shipbuilding with intentionally faulty welds on submarines and aircrafts
The president of Newport News Shipbuilding, Jennifer Boykin, discovered the quality of welds on some submarines and aircrafts were faulty.
Faulty welding found on submarines, aircraft carriers at Newport News shipyard; may be intentional
Faulty welding recently discovered on some vessels at Newport News Shipbuilding may have been done knowingly by workers, according to a social media post published Friday by the company’s president. The defective work was found on submarines and aircraft carriers under construction at the shipyard,
Lawmakers Launch Investigation of Reported Faulty Welds on Navy Subs and Aircraft Carriers
Reports that welds on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers being built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia may have been purposely faulty have prompted a congressional investigation.
Shipbuilder Believes Faulty Welds On Naval Vessels Were Intentional
O ne of the main shipbuilders for the United States Navy informed the Department of Justice that it has reason to believe faulty welds on Naval ships were done intentionally. Acco
Newport News Shipbuilding suspects intentionally faulty welds on multimillion-dollar Naval vessels
Newport News Shipbuilding reports the discovery by their internal quality assurance systems of alleged intentional faulty welds on in-service submarines and aircraft carriers.
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