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BAE Systems Awarded $29 Million Maintenance Contract for USS Gettysburg
BAE Systems (News - Alert) 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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BAE Systems will perform repai, maintenance, and modernization work aboard the 567-foot-long USS Gettysburg (CG 64) under a new U.S. Navy contract. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
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.
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