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BAE Awarded $146 Million CG-64 Modernization Contract

BAE Awarded $146 Million CG-64 Modernization Contract
The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64) (left) and the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) (right) alongside the fleet combat support ship USS Detroit (AOE 4) (center), preparing for a replenishment at sea in the Persian Gulf in 2003. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded BAE Systems a $146 million contract to conduct fiscal year (FY) 2018 modernization and maintenance on the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64).The work is being done during a long-term modernization period availability that combines modernization, maintenance and repair for the ship.A BAE spokesperson told Defense Daily this work includes some weapons and engineering upgrade work like supporting the installation of a new Lockheed Martin [LMT] Aegis Combat System and the Consolidated Afloat Network and…

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