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US Navy aircraft carrier weapon crews to receive ballistic shields

5th September 2022 - 16:00 GMT | by The Shephard News Team

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Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln transit the Philippine Sea in January 2022. (Photo: USN/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thaddeus Berry)

Lateral and centre panel assemblies will provide advanced protection for crewed weapon stations aboard USN nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

Crewed weapon stations aboard USN nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be fitted with advanced ballistic shields from Kinetic Protection under the terms of a new $16.27 million contract.

Lateral and centre panel assemblies will provide advanced protection, the DoD stated on 2 September when announcing the deal from Naval Sea Systems Command.

The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $22.98 million.

Work will be performed in Bloomington, Minnesota, and is expected to be completed by September 2024. 

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