GROTON, Conn., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $65.2 million contract to perform repair work on USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class submarine damaged in a collision March 20. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

Under the contract, Electric Boat will install a hull patch, bridge-access trunk, port retractable bow plane and the sail, which were fabricated under a previously awarded contract. In addition, Electric Boat will perform selected maintenance work on the submarine.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 92,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.

SOURCE General Dynamics Electric Boat