US Awards $34 Million Contract to Maintain Navy Destroyers, Missile Cruisers

US defense contractor QED Systems received a contract to perform maintenance and engineering on US Navy destroyers that is now worth more than $100 million, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — QED Systems, Virginia-based manufacturer, was awarded a $33.4 million contract in support of chief of naval operations availabilities and continuous maintenance availabilities, according to the statement.

The contract includes modification options which, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $102.4 million, the Defense Department added.

The company would also be available for modernization, re-commissioning and maintenance services for Navy surface combatant ship classes of the CG 47 Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and the DDG 51Areligh Burke destroyer classes, the announcement explained.