BATH, Maine, March 5 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Construction of the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126) officially began at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard on Mar. 3. The milestone was marked by a ceremony at BIW's structural fabrication facility in Brunswick, Maine. DDG 126 will be the first Arleigh Burke class destroyer built in the Flight III configuration at BIW. Flight III destroyers will have improved capability and capacity to perfor  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 4: * * * - Later in the hearing, Senator King presses Navy officials defense capabilities against hypersonic missiles, and the importance of continuing innovation * * * U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) pressed top Navy officials on the importance of the DDG-51 to the Navy's global operations. During a hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Seapower, Senator King empha  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower issued the following joint testimony on March 4 by James F. Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, Eric M. Smith, commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command and deputy commandant for combat development and integration, and James W. Kilby, deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities, at a hearing on fiscal 2021 budget reque  more