LPD-17 class life-cycle awarded

TEWKSBURY, Mass. - Raytheon has been awarded a $197 million Navy contract for life-cycle engineering and support of the LPD 17 class, the Navy's new generation of amphibious warfare ships. As a member of the LPD alliance, Raytheon is the total ship electronics systems integrator for the LPD 17 class as well as the prime contractor for life-cycle engineering and support. Work on the LPD 17 program is performed in San Diego, Calif.; Portsmouth, R.I.; and by Raytheon Technical Services Company, New Orleans, La., and San Diego. (Source: Raytheon, 11/12/09) Gulf Coast note: The LPD-17 class is built by Northrop Grumman at its Gulf Coast shipyards.