The US Navy has awarded a $72.6m contract to Northrop Grumman for the post-delivery maintenance work of the navy’s Nimitz Class supercarrier USS George HW Bush (CVN 77).
Under this contract the company will install a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) handling system and a new fresh water purification system to the ship.
The improvement programme also incorporates compartment reconfigurations, combat system and radar equipment upgrades and minor repairs.
The ship’s post-shakedown availability (PSA) contract has been received by the company’s shipbuilding sector.
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By GlobalDataThe company is expected to have the work finished by early 2010.
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Named after the 41st US president, USS George HW Bush is the tenth and final Nimitz Class aircraft carrier.