WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The Navy awarded contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division (HII Ingalls) and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD BIW) for the fiscal years (FY) 2023 - 2027 multiyear procurement (MYP) of DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class destroyers, August 1. "Arleigh Burke class destroyers are the backbone of the surface fleet and one of the most successful shipbuilding programs in the history of the Navy,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, along with Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, announced today that Bath Iron Works (BIW) has been awarded a contract to build three additional DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The contract is part of the Navy's 5th DDG-51 multiyear procurement (MYP) authorized by Congress. The contract also supports the potential for five addi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, along with Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, announced today that Bath Iron Works (BIW) has been awarded a contract to build three additional DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The contract is part of the Navy's 5th DDG-51 multiyear procurement (MYP) authorized by Congress. The contract also supports the potential for five addit  more