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Granite State Manufacturing Awarded $26 Million Multi-Year Contract for Submarine Refurbishment Programs
MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite State Manufacturing (GSM), an Allard Nazarian Group company, has been awarded a $26 million, multi-year contract for manufacturing and refurbishing naval submarine antenna, periscope and communication systems for the United States Navy. The work will be performed at the company's facilities in Manchester, NH and Baltimore, MD and will utilize GSM's expertise in the manufacturing of precision mechanical and hydraulic marine systems. This contract award is an expansion of GSM's existing business with the United States Navy and broadens the scope of manufacturing operations at the Manchester and Baltimore facilities.
The work performed under this contract will utilize the highly trained GSM workforce of skilled machinists, mechanics, and welders, and continues the decades-long history of GSM providing the Navy with the specialized technology and capabilities that make the United States submarine fleet the best in the world. GSM has been operating in Manchester, New Hampshire for more than seventy years and currently employs 150 skilled technical and manufacturing personnel in Manchester with an additional 20 employees at the facility in Baltimore.
"We are honored to continue Granite State Manufacturing's long tradition of building precision components for the U.S. Navy fleet of submarines," said Chief Executive Officer John Allard. "This contract further strengthens our core manufacturing business and will allow us to maintain and grow our employment here in Manchester and Baltimore."
Operating in Manchester, New Hampshire since 1938, Granite State Manufacturing is a highly specialized organization, combining value engineering, program management and in-house, state-of-the-art production facilities. Granite State Manufacturing offers the military, semi-conductor and pharmaceutical industries a full range of manufacturing services including precision machining, metal fabrication, welding, soldering, mechanical assembly, electrical assembly and testing.
SOURCE Granite State Manufacturing
February 10, 2009
Local firm gets big Navy contract
Staff Report
DELEON SPRINGS — The U.S. Navy has awarded Sparton Electronics a $34.1 million contract to manufacture more than 40,000 sonobuoys at the company’s plant here, U.S. Rep. John Mica’s office announced today.
Sonobuoys are the Navy’s primary sensor for anti-submarine warfare. The Navy launches sonobuoys into large water areas to ensure no enemy submarines are lurking before U.S. fleets enter the area.
“This procurement of over 40,000 sonobuoys will play a vital role in both our local economy and our national security as we continue the war against terrorists,” said Mica, R-Winter Park, in a press release. “It is critical that we continue to provide our Navy with the necessary tools it needs to protect our service men and women, and I am pleased that the Central Florida defense community continues to play a major role in that work.”
The contract will provide for Sparton to produce two types of sonobuoys, which the company hopes to finish delivering in about two years.
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Submarine Economic Stimulus Package
