
General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the U.S. Navy completed builder’s trials on the future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Daniel Inouye on Dec. 19. The company previously announced the start of the trials on Dec. 16 (Defense Daily, Dec. 18). The trials entailed a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations, with four days at sea off the coast of Bath, Maine, allowing both the shipbuilder and the Navy to assess ship systems and readiness for delivery. “The successful completion…