GD Bath Iron Works Awarded Contract to Continue DDG 51 Lead Yard Services & Flight III Design

: Posted On Friday, 09 December 2016 17:26

Naval Industry News - USA

GD Bath Iron Works Awarded Contract to Continue DDG 51 Lead Yard Services & Flight III Design

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, a $59 million contract for the continuation of Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Lead Yard Services and Flight III Upgrade design efforts. This contract extends the services for engineering, technical support, special studies and Flight III design work for Arleigh Burke-class ships through December 2017. The Flight III upgrades include a more powerful missile defense radar, increased shipboard power production and hull enhancements.

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) built by Bath Iron Works. DDG 124 will be the first Flight III variant based on DDG 51 class. (Picture: US Navy)

More than 200 highly skilled engineers, designers and planners work on this contract. Since 1987, Bath Iron Works has provided design and technical assistance for design upgrades and major changes for DDG 51-class destroyers.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is a multi-mission combatant that offers defense against a wide range of threats, including ballistic missiles. It operates in support of carrier battle groups, surface action groups, amphibious groups and replenishment groups, providing a complete array of anti-submarine, anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. Arleigh Burke-class destroyers combine the AEGIS combat system, the Vertical Launching System, an advanced ASW system, two embarked SH-60 helicopters, advanced anti-aircraft missiles and Tomahawk anti-ship and land-attack missiles. Designed for survivability, the ships incorporate all-steel construction and gas turbine propulsion.

Video: DDG51 Flight III program update with Capt. Vandroff at SAS 2016

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