BAE Systems has received a $114.5 million contract from the US Navy to undertake the maintenance and modernisation of the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley.
The deal is good news for BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard, which currently employs around 1,200 people and hundreds of sub-contractors. The shipyard is expected to hire additional employees and temporary workers to accomplish work on the Bulkeley and other ships in the shipyard.
The value of the competitively awarded contract could reach $136.2 million if all options are exercised.
The USS Bulkeley is the 34th ship of the Arleigh Burke class. Named for Medal of Honor recipient Vice Admiral John Bulkeley, the ship was commissioned in December 2001.
Following its arrival in March, BAE Systems will perform extensive hull, mechanical, and electrical repairs, and upgrade the combat systems suite aboard the 509.5-foot-long Bulkeley. The Bulkeley’s depot maintenance period is expected to be completed in June 2020.
Dave Thomas, Vice President and General Manager of BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, said: “Our team has significant experience with the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers and with the Bulkeley in particular.
“We look forward to helping the Navy meet its surface combatant demands with the modernisation work onboard the Bulkeley and other vessels in the shipyard.”
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