BAE Systems Wins USS Laboon Contract

BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair located on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Va. has received a $48.6 million contract for the USS Laboon fiscal 2013 extended drydocking selected restricted availability.

BAE Systems is going to be in charge of the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance, alteration, and modifications that will update and improve the ship’s military and technical capabilities.

USS Laboon is an Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer of the U.S. Navy. The ship’s keel was laid down on 23^rdMarch 1992, and she was launched on 20^th February 1993. The ship was commissioned two years later, on 18^th March 1995.

BAE Systems will perform the works in Norfolk, Va. and they are expected to be completed by December 2013.

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NavalToday Staff, May 6, 2013