The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $145-million contract to maintain and upgrade the USS Nitze (DDG 94) Arleigh Burke-class guided-mіѕѕіɩe destroyer.

Under the agreement, the Nitze will be dry-docked and receive underwater hull preservation and a renovated living quarters.

BAE Systems will also deliver updates for the ship’s Aegis combat system and related command and control equipment.

The company’s Norfolk shipyard will facilitate the overall depot maintenance period (DMP) for the destroyer.

Work for the contract is scheduled to commence in July 2023.

The guided-mіѕѕіɩe destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) transits the Arabian Sea. Nitze is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton)

Sustaining US Navy Destroyer EffectivenessCommissioned in 2005, the USS Nitze is the US Navy’s 44th Arleigh Burke ship.

Alongside the vessel, BAE Systems has begun similar works for the USS Lassen (DDG 88) and USS Mustin (DDG 89) at its Florida and San Diego shipyards.

“The depot maintenance periods are necessarily complex and critical to maintain the combat effectiveness of DDGs,” BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Vice ргeѕіdeпt and General Manager David Thomas Jr. stated.

“BAE Systems Norfolk looks forward to conducting the assigned DMP work that will enable the USS Nitze to move into its next phase of fleet readiness.”