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BAE Systems to perform extended work aboard USS Ross
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BAE Systems has secured a $107.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the modernization of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71). This project, conducted at the Norfolk, Virginia shipyard, includes essential upgrades such as maintenance of the underwater hull and main propulsion system, and is expected to last over 500 days, concluding in April 2024. If all options are exercised, the cumulative value could reach $123.8 million. Upon completion, the ship will extend its operational capability by an additional 10 years.
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Contract worth $107.7 million to modernize USS Ross.
Potential contract value could reach $123.8 million if options are exercised.
Maintenance will extend the operational capability of USS Ross for another 10 years.
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NORFOLK, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BAE Systems has received a $107.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71). Under this extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA) contract, the company will perform the modernization work at its Norfolk, Virginia shipyard. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $123.8 million.
BAE Systems has received a $107.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71). (Credit: BAE Systems)
During the EDSRA, BAE Systems will dry-dock USS Ross to perform maintenance on the underwater hull, repair the ship’s main propulsion system, preserve internal ballast and fuel tanks and external superstructure, and rehabilitate crew berthing and dining compartments. The modernization project is scheduled to take more than 500 days and be completed in April 2024. Once complete, the ship will be capable of serving in the fleet for another 10 years. The 16-year old ship recently completed a seven-year operational period in Rota, Spain as a forward-deployed U.S. Navy combatant.
“This is an important job for our employees, subcontractors, and the Navy to accomplish,” said Mike Bruneau, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair. “We look forward to meeting the long-term maintenance goals for USS Ross to sustain the future capability and readiness of the ship.”
The USS Ross was commissioned in June 1997. The ship is named after the first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, Donald K. Ross. While serving aboard the battleship USS Nevada (BB 36) during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Ross valiantly helped the badly-damaged ship get underway during the attack. USS Ross is part of the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers.
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 three full-service shipyards in California, Florida, and Virginia, and offers a highly-skilled, experienced workforce and talented program managers, seven dry-docks and railways, and significant pier space and ship support services. The company’s Norfolk shipyard has over 1,100 employees, and works with the Navy and several subcontractor companies to accomplish its ship sustainment work.
