The Navy has awarded a $94-million contract to General Dynamics [GD] to begin advanced planning and procurement for repairing the USS Miami (SSN-755), the Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarine that caught fire earlier this year in a suspected case of arson. "With this contract, the Navy and its shipbuilding and maintenance partners will be able to develop a repair plan that gets this warship back to the fleet where it belongs." Vice Adm. Kevin J. McCoy, Commander, Naval Sea Systems…
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