A Bath Iron Work shipyard worker removes painter’s tape on future destroyer Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG-124).GD BIW Photo
A month after the Navy inked a deal for 10 Flight III guided-missile destroyers, the service has disclosed how much it’s paying the shipbuilders in total. Read More
The following is the Aug 23, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
The future Flight III Arleigh Burke USS Ted Steves (DDG-128) launches at Ingalls Shipbuilding in August. HII Photo
The Navy is set to buy 10 Flight III Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyers over the next five years after the service elected to award an extra Fiscal Year 2023 option ship to Ingalls Shipbuilding, USNI News has learned. Read More
Jack Lucas (DDG-125) launched on June 5, 2021. HII Photo
THE PENTAGON – The five-year guided-missile destroyer deal the Navy announced this week could grow to as many as 15 ships if Congress or the White House wants to add hulls to the deal, service officials said Thursday. Read More
Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) underway in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2023. HII Photo
HII Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works won contracts to build nine Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyers (DDG-51) in a five-year deal, according to a Tuesday Pentagon announcement. Read More
The following is the July 10, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
The hull of the futureUSS Bougainville (LHA-8) at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Aug. 4, 2022. USNI News Photo
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding and the Navy are investigating the cause of a fire on the future USS Bougainville (LHA-8), the shipyard said Friday. Read More
Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) underway in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2023. HII Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy on Tuesday formally took delivery of the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding. Read More
The following is the June 20, 2023, Government Accountability Office, U.S. Coast Guard Acquisitions: Offshore Patrol Cutter Program Needs to Mature Technology and Design. Read More
The following is the May 22, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
