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Friday, July 26, 2013

Northrop Grumman to Supply Steering Gear Systems for Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers

USS Dewey (Arleigh Burke class)Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded contracts totaling $14.4 million by prime contractors General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and Huntington Ingalls Industries to supply the steering gear system for three new DDG 51 Class Arleigh Burke destroyers.

The steering gear system is vital for the control and maneuverability of the ship and is directly linked to the integrated bridge, as well as the navigation and inertial navigation systems that Northrop Grumman is supplying under separate contracts for the DDG 51 Class destroyers.

Northrop Grumman has been the sole provider of the steering gear system for the DDG 51 Class since production began during the 1980s.

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