Austal awards contract to GD

Austal USA has awarded a contract to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to be the Platform Systems Engineering Agent (PSEA) of the Independence-class littoral combat ships. The initial contract award is for one ship, with nine additional ships in the following five years. As PSEA, General Dynamics is responsible for the design, integration and testing of the ship's combat and seaframe control systems. This contract could create more than 500 additional jobs with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Pittsfield, Mass., as well as in Mobile, Ala., Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey and California. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics. (Source: General Dynamics via PRNewswire, 01/03/11) Austal USA of Mobile, Ala., was awarded a contract last week to build up to 10 littoral combat ships for the Navy. Previous item.