Bath Irons Works Delivers Destroyer Carl M. Levin to Navy
General Dynamics Bath Iron Words delivered the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) to the Navy last week, the service…
Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022. This year saw the U.S.…
President Biden Signs Continuing Resolution; Senate Passes NDAA Fiscal Year 2023
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap bill that will keep the government funded for another week while lawmakers…
Destroyer Carl M. Levin Completes Acceptance Trials
Future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) completed its Navy acceptance trials on Friday, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works announced.…
House Passes FY 2023 NDAA That Authorizes $858B for National Defense
The House, on Thursday, passed the compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill that authorizes $858 billion for national defense.…
Compromise $857B Defense Policy Bill Authorizes 11 Battle Force Ships, $25M for Nuclear Cruise Missile Research
The compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill released late Tuesday night authorizes a $32.6 billion shipbuilding budget for the…
House, Senate Agree to Authorize 3 Flight III Destroyers in FY 23 NDAA Negotiations
Congress is set to authorize the Navy to buy three Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in Fiscal Year 2023…
CNO Gilday: Industrial Capacity Largest Barrier to Growing the Fleet
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The biggest barrier to adding more ships to the Navy is industrial base capacity, Chief of Naval…
GAO Report on Risk in Defense Industrial Base
The following is the July 7, 2022, Government Accountability Office report, Defense Industrial Base DoD Should Take Actions to Strengthen…
Former BIW Head Lesko to Helm Canadian Shipyard
The former president of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is headed north to oversee Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding, the Canadian shipyard…