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BAE Systems Won $47 Million Contract to Modernize USS Howard

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BAE Systems has received a $47.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) at the company’s shipyard in San Diego, the ship’s homeport.

171202-N-KR702-071 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) participates in a sea power demonstration as part of Tiger Cruise 2017 for the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Holly L. Herline/Released)
(Photo: U.S. Navy)

The company’s San Diego shipyard also was recently awarded a $11.5 million contract to dry-dock and modernize the San Diego-based mine countermeasures ship USS Champion (MCM 4). Work aboard the 224-foot-long ship will begin in January and will be completed August.