BAE Systems Wins Work on Coast Guard Cutter Monsoon.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- BAE Systems has been awarded a $2.1 million contract from the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center for the drydocking phased maintenance availability of the United States Coast Guard Cutter A Cutter includes every type of United States Coast Guard vessel that has an assigned personnel allowance and that has installed habitability features for the extended support of a permanently assigned crew [1]. Monsoon. All work will be performed at BAE Systems Ship Repair BAE Systems Ship Repair is a major non-nuclear ship repair business in the United States, formerly known as United States Marine Repair. In June 2005 BAE Systems completed its acquisition of United Defense, USMR's parent company. in San Diego and is scheduled for completion in early December. The general scope of work, which is set to begin on September 26, includes hull and freeboard free·board n. 1. Nautical The distance between the water line and the freeboard deck of a ship. 2. The distance between normal water level and the top of a structure, such as a dam, that impounds or restrains water. painting; repairs on the rudder, shafts and sea valves; hull and tank inspections and preservation; diesel engine repairs; and a bulwark installation. The contract win for the Monsoon follows BAE Systems Ship Repairs' drydocking of the Coast Guard's High Endurance Cutter Hamilton, which was completed in June. "These Coast Guard bids are competitive," said Al Krekich, president, BAE Systems Ship Repair. "Winning them positions us to provide critical support to the Coast Guard in their missions of maintaining safety and security." The Monsoon, one of five Cyclone-class United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard U.S. military service that enforces maritime laws. It is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security; in wartime it functions as part of the U.S. Navy. The Coast Guard enforces federal laws on the high seas and waters within U.S. Coastal Patrol Boats, is designed to perform homeland security, search and rescue and law enforcement. With a crew of approximately 27, these patrol boats can travel at a speed in excess of 35 knots and carry a variety of weaponry. BAE Systems Ship Repair is the United States' leading non-nuclear ship repair, modernization and conversion company - focused on drydock and ship repair services for the U.S. Navy, other defense agencies and commercial customers. It has major operations in Norfolk, San Diego, San Francisco and Hawaii. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . BAE Systems, with 96,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $27 billion on a pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts. The phrase pro forma basis, assuming BAE Systems had owned Armor Holdings, Inc. for the whole of 2006. |
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