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Navy/USMC

BAE Nabs Two Destroyer Tandem Repair Contracts

Thursday, September 19th, 2019

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BAE Nabs Two Destroyer Tandem Repair Contracts

BAE Systems’ San Diego Shipyard. (Photo: BAE Systems)

BAE Systems won two Navy contracts on Sept. 7 worth $171 million total to perform simultaneous maintenance and repair on two Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers at its San Diego shipyard, the Defense Department said on Wednesday. The extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA) contracts will have BAE’s shipyard dry-docking the USS Stethem (DDG-63) and Decatur (DDG-73) at the same time in October. These Chief of Naval Operations scheduled EDSRAs will cover a combination of maintenance, modernization, and repair of the…

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