BATH, Maine – The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $146 million option to continue to manage ongoing post-delivery modernization activities for Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers. The contract runs through January, 2021. “The Navy has indicated that the timely maintenance and modernization of the
U.S. fleet is of critical importance,” said Bath Iron Works President Dirk Lesko. “The decision to exercise this option demonstrates that the Bath Iron Works Planning Yard continues to meet its commitment to providing high quality services while meeting the schedule requirements of our customer.”
Bath Iron Works provides Planning Yard services for all Arleigh Burke-class and Zumwalt-class destroyers including engineering, design, material kitting, logistics, planning and execution. The company is currently supporting 69 ships, representing about 75 percent of the nation’s surface combatants.
DDG 51 Planning Yard services are provided in Brunswick, Maine, as well as the following DDG 51 homeports: Norfolk, Virginia; Mayport, Florida; San Diego, California; Everett, Washington; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Rota, Spain; and Yokosuka, Japan.