A General Dynamics division has authenticated the keel of an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, marking the first Flight III ship to be officially laid down at Bath Iron Works. The future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126) is an upgrade of the DDG 51 Flight III vessel and carries modernized electrical power, cooling and warfighting […] More

General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has handed over to the U.S. Navy a future guided-missile destroyer ship named after former 36-year U.S. Senator Carl Levin. USS Carl Levin is an Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer equipped with the latest Aegis combat system that is capable of large-area missile defense coverage and complex sensor data processing, the Naval Sea […] More

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Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics subsidiary, has received a $61M modification to an existing contract for lead yard services, including engineering and logistics, in support of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

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Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics and a 2019 Wash100 winner, has said design of the U.S. Navy's Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine is 97 percent complete and construction drawings are 43 percent complete, USNI News reported Wednesday.

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General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has begun construction of DDG 127, the future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer to be named USS Patrick Gallagher. The ship, BIW’s final destroyer in Flight IIA configuration, will feature Baseline 9 of the AEGIS Combat System designed for integrated air and missile defense, the Naval Sea Systems command […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary will provide integrated planning yard services for the U.S. Navy‘s DDG-51 destroyer and FFG-7 frigate under a potential $87.2 million contract. Work covers design, material and planning support to facilitate the guided missile ships’ maintenance and modernization, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Navy will obligate $5.3 million in fiscal year […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary commenced the construction of a new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer on May 17 in Bath, Maine. The start of DDG 124 or the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.‘s construction is marked by the cutting of the ship’s first 100 tons and a commemorative ceremony,  the U.S. Navy said Thursday. The destroyer takes the name of retired […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has laid the keel on the U.S. Navy‘s future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ship that will be called USS Daniel Inouye. The ship, designated as DDG 118, is named after the former senator who earned a Medal of Honor for his U.S. Army service during World War II, General Dynamics said Tuesday. Irene Hirano […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has completed hull, mechanical and electrical delivery of a second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer to the U.S. Navy. The Navy said Tuesday it accepted ownership of the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) ship after a series of assessments and demonstrations of the vessel’s HM&E systems that include boat handling, anchoring and mooring, damage control, […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has completed builder’s trials on an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer for the U.S. Navy. The future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 61) completed in-port and at-sea tests required to evaluate the vessel’s systems and delivery readiness, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Monday. Arleigh Burke-class warships are designed to incorporate the Aegis Baseline […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has received a $23.9 million modification for additional Arleigh Burke-class lead yard services including engineering and technical support to construct new ships. Services under the original lead yard services contract include ship construction liaison, general class support, logistics support, design agent support, change design support and Arleigh Burke-class Flight III upgrade design efforts, the Defense Department said […] More