U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems $54 Million to Modernize USS America and USS Cape St. George
January 31 2018 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
BAE Systems has received two U.S. Navy contracts totalling $54.8
million to modernize the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA
6) and the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). Both
contracts include options that, if exercised, would bring the total
cumulative value of the awards to $62.2 million.
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BAE Systems will modernize the USS
America (LHA 6) for the U.S. Navy, performing hull, mechanical, and
electrical repairs, as well as flight deck modifications to support
F-35 operations on board. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
“These contracts are important to expanding the service lives
and capability of these Navy ships,” said David Thomas, vice
president and general manager of BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair.
“Our work on board the America will keep the ship ready for
immediate service. For the Cape St. George, it is the beginning of
a four-year journey toward full modernization and the ability to
serve in the fleet longer.”
The USS America was commissioned in October 2014. BAE Systems
will perform hull, mechanical, and electrical repairs, as well as
additional flight deck modifications to support F-35 Lightning II
operations on board. Work on the 844-foot-long ship will be
conducted at Naval Station San Diego by company employees and
subcontractors. The modernization is expected to begin in March and
be completed in December 2018.
The USS Cape St. George was commissioned in June 1993. BAE
Systems will perform ship alternations and repairs aboard the
567-foot-long ship, including the replacement of critical aluminium
structures and the removal of obsolete equipment, under the Navy’s
cruiser modernization program. BAE Systems’ work on the Cape St.
George, to be conducted at the company’s shipyard in San Diego, is
expected to begin in March and be completed by January 2019.
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 five 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.
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