BAE San Diego awarded $19.9 million for PSA of first Flight III DDG

NAVSEA has awarded BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, Calif., a $19,962,606 cost-plus-award-fee modification to exercise an option in a previously awarded contract for the accomplishment of a post shakedown availability (PSA) as well as procurement of additional materials in support of the PSA. The work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by October 2024.

First Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer completes acceptance trials

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Navy Shortening Maintenance Times for Surface Ships, But Repair Industry Still Overloaded

Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Claus Moser communicates with sailors in the forecastle of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) while off-loading the starboard anchor chain in 2017. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif – The Navy has a large backlog of surface ship maintenance it is trying to dig out of; that’s not new. And while the sea service and ship repair industry are making some progress in cutting back on administrative and other burdens that slow down maintenance availabilities,...

https://news.usni.org/2019/09/19/navy-shortening-maintenance-times-for-surface-ships-but-repair-industry-still-overloaded