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BAE Systems Awarded $29 Million Maintenance Contract for USS Gettysburg CG64.
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BAE Systems Awarded $29 Million Maintenance Contract for USS Gettysburg
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BAE Systems has received a $29.4 million competitively awarded contract
from the U.S. Navy to maintain the USS Gettysburg (CG 64), a Ticonderoga-class
guided missile cruiser. The contract includes options that if
exercised would raise the total value to $31.8 million. |
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 A port side view of the US Navy (USN) USS GETTYSBURG (CG-64) underway on the Atlantic Ocean. US Navy picture. |
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The special
selected restricted availability of the Gettysburg will begin in June
and be completed in December. BAE Systems’ Norfolk, Virginia shipyard
will perform the repair, maintenance, and modernization work aboard
the 567-foot-long ship. The Gettysburg is equipped with the Aegis Combat
System, which provides air defense for aircraft carrier battle groups.
The ship was commissioned in 1991. “We have a very successful history of working on the Navy’s fleet of Aegis cruisers,” said Dave Thomas, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard. “This maintenance availability will prepare the Gettysburg for more extensive modernization later.” BAE Systems is a leading provider of ship repair, maintenance, modernization, conversion, and overhaul for the Navy, other government agencies, and select commercial customers. The company operates seven full-service shipyards in Alabama, California, Florida, Hawaii, and Virginia, and offers a highly skilled, experienced workforce, eight dry docks, and significant pier space and ship support services. The company also has commercial shipbuilding and module fabrication capabilities at its Mobile, Alabama, and Jacksonville, Florida, shipyards. |