USS Russell enters modernisation and maintenance period
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair is conducting a range of ship maintenance, repair and modernisation activities for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Russell, the US DoD announced on 8 March.
Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by September 2022.
The deal from Naval Sea Systems Command is worth up to $49.97 million if all options are exercised.
USS Russell is a Flight I Arleigh Burke-class vessel, launched in October 1993. Its most recent mission was a freedom of navigation operation near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
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