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BAE Wins DDG Preble Maintenance Contract

BAE Wins DDG Preble Maintenance Contract
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88) transits the Indian Ocean in March 2018 while underway with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group for a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded BAE Systems a $104 million contract on Aug. 13 to conduct a scheduled depot maintenance period for the USS Preble (DDG-88). This contract aims to maintain, modernize, and repair the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The contract announcement underscored under this award the ship “will receive comprehensive modernization for DDG-51 class ships to ensure a mission relevant service life.” Work will occur at BAE’s San Diego Ship Repair facility and is expected to be finished by…

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