General Dynamics Receives $1.1 Billion Navy Contract for Two Ships
August 23 2019 - 8:22PM
Dow Jones News
By Maria Armental
General Dynamics Corp. was awarded a nearly $1.1 billion
contract to build two ships for the U.S. Navy.
The value of the Navy Expeditionary Transfer Dock/Expeditionary
Sea Base program contract, which includes an option for a third
ship, could reach $1.63 billion if all options are exercised. Work
is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2020 and completed by
January 2025.
The contract initially called for two Expeditionary Transfer
Docks, formerly known as mobile landing platforms: the USNS
Montford Point and USNS John Glenn.
The program was expanded to include the USS Lewis B. Puller,
USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams, and the Miguel Keith. The Miguel
Keith is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter.
ESBs serve as floating forward staging bases, helping the Navy
and Marine Corps deliver large-scale equipment and expeditionary
forces to areas without adequate port access, according to the
company. The support vessels are configured with a 52,000
square-foot flight deck, fuel and equipment storage, repair spaces,
magazines, mission planning spaces and accommodations for up to 250
personnel, and are capable of supporting multiple missions.
Write to Maria Armental at maria.armental@wsj.com
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