Bath Iron Works receive $33 million contract for for DDG 51 work

The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, a $33.1 million contract to provide ongoing Lead Yard Services for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class Aegis Destroyer Program. This option modifies a contract initially awarded in November 2005. Bath Iron Works (BIW) has provided program management, engineering and design support for DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class ships under the Lead Yard Services program since 1987, supplying technical assistance in the interpretation and application of the detailed design developed by BIW, the lead shipyard for the class. This award includes work associated with DDG 51 restart and upgrades associated with Aegis combat systems. Bath Iron Works, a leader in surface combatant design and construction, employs approximately 5,400 people. Since 1991, BIW has manufactured and delivered 31 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the most technologically advanced surface combatant in the world, to the U.S. Navy. Three additional ships are currently under construction for delivery by 2011.