GROTON, Conn., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Navy has
awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $38 million contract modification
to perform a range of work on USS Hawaii (SSN-776) during its
post-shakedown availability (PSA). Electric Boat is a wholly owned
subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
The contract calls for Electric Boat to conduct maintenance, repairs,
alterations, testing and other activities on the submarine. The work is
scheduled for completion in March 2009 and will involve more than 500
current employees. The initial contract was awarded in December 2006. It
now has a potential value of $62 million if all options are exercised.
USS Hawaii is the third Virginia-class submarine, the first class of
the Navy's major combatants to be designed specifically for post-Cold War
missions. Electric Boat and its construction teammate, Northrop Grumman
Shipbuilding, have been awarded contracts to produce 10 of the submarines.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs
approximately 84,000 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2
billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and
expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and
marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information
about the company is available on the Internet at http://www.generaldynamics.com.
SOURCE General Dynamics Electric Boat
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CONTACT:
Robert A. Hamilton of General Dynamics
Electric Boat, +1-860-433-8556, or Cell: +1-860-705-6197,
Rhamilt1@gdeb.com
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