BAE San Diego awarded $177.8M USS Halsey DMP contract

Written by Marine Log Staff
USS Halsey at sea

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) transits the South China Sea alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) [U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez]

BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif. has been awarded a $177.8 million NAVSEA contract for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). The total value of the previously awarded undefinitized contract award could reach $225.5 million if all options are exercised.

Under the Depot Maintenance Period (DMP) contract, BAE San Diego will drydock the 509.5-foot-long Halsey, perform underwater hull preservation work, enhance the ship’s Aegis combat system with the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (Block 3), upgrade the command-and-control systems, and refurbish the living spaces for the ship’s 260 crewmembers. The work is expected to begin later this month and will continue into 2026.

“This type of deep-level sustainment work is necessary and critical to maintain the combat effectiveness of the USS Halsey,” said Eric Icke, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair. “Our San Diego team is ready to conduct the assigned DMP work that will enable the Halsey to move into its next phase of fleet readiness.”

The San Diego shipyard recently completed similar work aboard the USS Mustin (DDG 89). The Halsey will be the shipyard’s fifth DMP project.

USS Halsey is the 47th ship in the Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers and was commissioned in July 2005. It is the second Navy ship named in honor of Fleet Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey, who gained fame in the Pacific theater during World War II.

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