Navy awards $58.4 million contract to Northrop Grumman

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $58.4 million contract to continue engineering and technical services for the Ticonderoga-class ships.

The company’s shipyard in Pascagoula will perform the work on the Aegis guided-missile cruisers, officials said Monday. Northrop will provide support in several Navy ports.

The contract is for one year with four one-year options.