
The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] $600 million in two contract modifications on June 28 to procure long-lead-time material to support construction of two new fleet oilers and an Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship. Under the first modification, NASSCO won $500 million for materials to support construction of the future John Lewis-class fleet oilers T-AO-211 and 212. This work is expected to mostly occur in Iron Mountain, Mich. (27 percent); San Diego (22 percent);…