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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

NASSCO gets $744 million contract for MLP ship construction

Mobile Landing PlatformGeneral Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego has received a $744 million modification to its Navy contract for the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) to fully fund construction of the first two ships of the new ship class.

Construction of the first ship will begin immediately, with delivery to occur by the spring of 2013.

The contract includes an option for the construction of a third MLP which, if exercised, will increase the total contract value to approximately $1.3 billion.

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