The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) will undergo repair and modernisation following its return from a nine-month deployment supporting security operations in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East.
The destroyer returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego on 9 August 2026.
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According to a contract announced by the Department of War (DoW), General Dynamics NASSCO was awarded a fixed-price incentive fee contract valued at $149.69m to undertake the ship’s Fiscal 2026 Depot Modernization Period.
The scope includes all labour, supervision, equipment, production, testing, and quality assurance required for significant maintenance work and systems upgrades during the scheduled availability period.
Options in the contract could bring its total value to $149.92m.
The Pinckney operated across US 3rd, 5th, and 7th fleets, travelling over 48,000 nautical miles and completing 534 flight hours. It conducted 24 replenishments-at-sea, according to the Navy.
Work is scheduled to take place in San Diego and is expected to be completed by September 2028.
The majority of the contract value is funded by the Navy’s other procurement fund, which provides $135.8m, with additional resources allocated from operational and weapons procurement funds.
Of the amount obliged at award, $12.87m in operations and maintenance funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The contract was issued without a competitive process as permitted under 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a) (1), which allows for single-source awards when only one supplier can meet the requirements. Contract supervision and oversight will be managed by the Naval Sea Systems Command.
USS Pinckney, the Navy’s 41st Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was commissioned in 2004 and named after Petty Officer 1st Class William Pinckney.
