USS Roosevelt to receive $51 million modernization from BAE Systems
NewsFebruary 02, 2017
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $51.3 million contract to perform maintenance and modernization of the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
Under the terms of the competitively awarded contract, BAE Systems will initially dry-dock the ship at the company’s shipyard and then complete the work at Naval Station Mayport, both located in Jacksonville, Florida. The modernization is set to begin in April and is expected to be completed in April 2018.
If all contract options are exercised, the full value of the award could reach $68.4 million.
