PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WALA) - The U.S. Navy has awarded a $114 million promise modification to Northrop Grumman Corporation to give big command materials for the company's 30th DDG 51 merit Aegis guided brickbat destroyer. The materials purchased will be occupied in the construction of DDG 114. In April 2009, the U.S. Navy announced Northrop Grumman would be awarded contracts for the from the start two destroyers in the DDG 51 program continuation.
The suite has delivered 26 of 28 ships, with two more ships currently under construction in Pascagoula. This presentation is a modification of a shrink awarded in December 2009 when the U.S. Navy awarded $171 million for great steer physical purchases for DDG 113. "The DDG 51 result outline continues to be the most best-selling shipbuilding program in the recapitulation of our Gulf Coast operations and this arrangement fortifies that distinction," said Bob Merchent, evil president of appear combatants for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Gulf Coast.
"This prize allows us to announce nave on reserve series conduct and get going back in procuring gear toward the construction of DDG 114. The improvements we've put in house throughout our facilities will protect the Navy and our domain will accept a prominence result for American Sailors, built by American shipbuilders." This agreement modification will deduct the company's inventory chain program to begin purchasing push gas turbines, generators, controllable dive propeller, and other components to underwrite construction of DDG 114.
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