August 6th, 2009
GROTON, Conn., Aug. 6 - The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $65.2 million contract to perform repair work on USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class submarine damaged in a collision March 20. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
Under the contract, Electric Boat will install a hull patch, bridge-
access trunk, port retractable bow plane and the sail, which were fabricated under a previously awarded contract. In addition, Electric Boat will perform selected maintenance work on the submarine.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs
approximately 92,000 people worldwide. 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.
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