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Oct. 25 (UPI) — Northrop Grumman has received a contract to provide common integrated bridge and navigation systems, or IBNS, for the U.S. Navy’s New Construction Ship Program and Midlife Modernization Program.
The $18 million firm-fixed-price contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, calls on Northrop to produce base hardware for IBNS systems for both new DDG-51 vessels and upgrades to others.
The IBNS contributes to a comprehensive plan to modernize the DDG-51 class ships — also known as the Arleigh Burke-class — by delivering hull, mechanical and electrical upgrades. The goal of the program is to “ensure the ships remain combat relevant and affordable throughout their life.”
In addition to previous Burke-class vessels, several Flight IIA and Flight III generation vessels that in various states of construction, including the USS Jack H. Lucas and USS Louis H. Wilson Jr., for which contracts have recently been awarded though construction on them has not started.
