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GenDyn providing support services for Littoral Combat Ships
by Richard Tomkins
Bath, Maine (UPI) Aug 26, 2014


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All variants of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ships are to receive maintenance and modernization support by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works.

The support work includes advanced planning, ship alteration design, logistics support, material support, ship planned maintenance, class services, onboard maintenance, and planning of all maintenance availabilities in the U.S. and abroad.

"We are pleased for the opportunity to apply our planning yard experience in support of the Navy's LCS program," said Bath Iron Works President Fred Harris. "We have been working hard to make every aspect of our business more affordable, enabling us to successfully compete for contracts like this."

Iron Works, which is also the planning yard for the Navy's DDG 51 and FFG 7 ship classes, said its partners in performing the $100 million contract are General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Austal USA, CDI Corporation, and Marinette Marine Corp.

The Littoral Combat Ship is designed for operation in near-shore environments to primarily counter asymmetric, anti-access threats, such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface boats.

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