WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Falls Church, Virginia-based General Dynamics Co has won a contract to support U.S. active nuclear submarines valued at $1.79 billion if all options are exercised, the U.S. Navy said on Monday.
The Navy said the first part of the contract with the company's Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, was worth $285 million. Work would be completed by October 2009.
The contract was included in the Defense Department's daily digest of big arms deals.
The Navy said the contract covered design work, planning yard, engineering and technical support for active nuclear submarines.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal-Esa; Editing by Andre Grenon) Keywords: GENERALDYNAMICS NAVY/ (andrea.shalal-esa@thomsonreuters.com; +1 202 354 5807; Reuters Messaging: andrea.shalal-esa.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The Navy said the first part of the contract with the company's Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, was worth $285 million. Work would be completed by October 2009.
The contract was included in the Defense Department's daily digest of big arms deals.
The Navy said the contract covered design work, planning yard, engineering and technical support for active nuclear submarines.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal-Esa; Editing by Andre Grenon) Keywords: GENERALDYNAMICS NAVY/ (andrea.shalal-esa@thomsonreuters.com; +1 202 354 5807; Reuters Messaging: andrea.shalal-esa.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.