{"id":62441,"date":"2022-08-24T17:41:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/24\/bae-systems-wins-108-million-deal-to-repair-us-navy-destroyer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:31:02","slug":"bae-systems-wins-108-million-deal-to-repair-us-navy-destroyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2022\/08\/24\/bae-systems-wins-108-million-deal-to-repair-us-navy-destroyer\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE Systems wins $108 million deal to repair US Navy destroyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 BAE Systems\u2019 U.S. subsidiary has won a nearly $108 million contract from the U.S. Navy to repair the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross \u2014 a process that will take more than 500 days, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baesystems.com\/en-us\/article\/bae-systems-to-perform-extended-work-aboard-uss-ross\" target=\"_blank\">a company news release<\/a> issued Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioned in 1997, Ross recently completed a seven-year deployment based out of Rota, Spain. The ship will head to BAE\u2019s shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, for the maintenance, which is set to be completed in April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE Systems will repair the ship\u2019s main propulsion system and update the berthing and dining areas. It will also do maintenance on the hull, the ballast and fuel tanks, and the superstructure, which sits above deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The value of the deal could rise to $123.8 million if all of the options in the contract are exercised, according to BAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company said that once the maintenance is complete, the ship will be able to operate for another 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Government Accountability Office has raised concerns multiple times in the last few years about whether the Navy can keep up with its ships\u2019 maintenance needs. A GAO report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/08\/21\/watchdog-75-percent-of-sub-and-aircraft-carrier-maintenance-ended-late-in-recent-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">from August 2020<\/a> found that about 75% of planned maintenance periods were delayed for aircraft carriers and submarines in Navy shipyards over a five-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/01\/13\/us-navy-works-to-speed-up-damage-assessments-ship-repairs\/\" target=\"_blank\">does not have enough dry docks<\/a> \u2014 human-made basins used for ship repairs \u2014 for even the routine maintenance of its ships, Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, the commander of the Navy\u2019s Regional Maintenance Center, said in January. 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