Northrop Grumman Awarded $248
Million Contract
for Submarine Work
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Northrop Grumman
Newport News was awarded a contract from the U.S.
Navy for work to support the Los Angeles,
Ohio, Seawolf, and Virginia-class
submarines
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – March 20, 2006
-- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded
a contract from the U.S. Navy for work to support the
Los Angeles, Ohio, Seawolf,
and Virginia-class submarines. The total estimated
value of the contract is approximately $248 million for
work performed through 2008. Approximately $59 million
is designated for work to be performed in 2006.
Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector is
the prime contractor for the work, which will include
planning, engineering and logistics support for new, operational,
conversion and decommissioning submarines. Examples of
work include maintaining and altering ship class drawings,
maintenance analysis and modernization and repair services.
As one of only two U.S. shipyards capable
of building nuclear-powered submarines, Newport News is
the design agent and hull planning yard for the Los
Angeles-class submarines and the lead design and
co-planning yard for the Seawolf-class submarines.
The sector also provides mobile submarine modernization
and repair services at naval shipyards, fleet homeports
and around the world as required.
“We have been providing critical engineering
and planning yard services to our nation’s submarine
force for more than 25 years,” said Becky Stewart,
vice president of the submarine program at Northrop Grumman
Newport News. “We are committed to not only building
the most advanced submarines in the world, but also to
maintaining them throughout their lives.”
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global
defense company headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Northrop
Grumman provides technologically advanced, innovative
products, services and solutions in systems integration,
defense electronics, information technology, advanced
aircraft, shipbuilding and space technology. With approximately
125,000 employees and operations in all 50 states and
25 countries, Northrop Grumman serves U.S. and international
military, government and commercial customers.
