U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems $146.3 Million Contract to Modernize USS Gettysburg
August 23 2018 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
BAE Systems was awarded a $146.3 million contract from the U.S.
Navy to modernize the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG
64). The Gettysburg will undergo about 15 months of work at the
company’s shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, the ship’s homeport. The
contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the
cumulative value to $151.3 million.
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BAE Systems will modernize the
guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg under a recent contract from
the U.S. Navy. (Photo: BAE Systems)
Starting in January 2019, the Gettysburg will undergo extensive
repair and upgrade work that will return the ship to full
capability after nearly four years of inactive status under the
Navy’s cruiser modernization program. BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard
performed the initial modernization work on board the ship in 2016,
including the removal of obsolete equipment and replacement of
critical aluminum shipboard structures.
“We brought a lot of expertise to bear for a good start to the
Gettysburg’s modernization two years ago,” said Dave Thomas, vice
president and general manager of BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair.
“Working again with the Navy and our ship repair partners, we will
return the Gettysburg back to the fleet in enhanced shape with
clear improvements to its operational capability and better
habitability for the crew.”
Under the new contract, BAE Systems will upgrade the ship’s
weapons and engineering equipment; support the installation of a
new Aegis combat system, new communications suite and the
Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise Systems (CANES); and
renovate the crew’s living spaces aboard the 27-year-old ship. The
work is scheduled to be complete in March 2020. BAE Systems’ work
is expected to extend the service life of the Gettysburg to
2035.
BAE Systems is a leading provider of ship repair, maintenance,
modernization, conversion, and overhaul services for the Navy,
other government agencies, and select commercial customers. The
company operates four full-service shipyards in California,
Florida, Hawaii, and Virginia, and offers a highly skilled,
experienced workforce, eight dry docks/marine railways, and
significant pier space and ship support services.
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