Raytheon said Nov. 12 that it received a $197 million, five-year contract to support electronics on one of the Navy’s newest ships, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks. The contract follows a similar deal received in 2005.
Work will be done at Raytheon’s Expeditionary Warfare Center in San Diego and Raytheon Technical Services Co. in Chula Vista, as well as at Raytheon locations in New Orleans and Portsmouth, R.I.
The 684-foot amphibious transport docks are also known as the LPD 17 class. The Navy commissioned the fifth ship of the class, USS New York, Nov. 7. San Diego is homeport to two of the ships, the USS New Orleans and the USS Green Bay.
Raytheon employs 600 people in the San Diego area.
— Brad Graves