Jan. 8 (UPI) -- General Dynamics has been awarded a $91.4 million contract for the planning and execution of maintenance and upgrades to the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, funds the 2019 dry-docking planned incremental availability of the vessel, which includes "depot-level maintenance, alterations and modifications that will update and improve the ship's military and technical capabilities."