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Eastern Shipbuilding Confirms Subcontracting With HII For Destroyer Builds

Eastern Shipbuilding Confirms Subcontracting With HII For Destroyer Builds
A grand block for DDG-135 arrives by barge for final integration at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in August 2025 after being constructed, inspected and accepted at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Nelson Facility. (Photo: Eastern Shipbuilding Group)

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) on Monday confirmed it is one of the six shipbuilding partners helping HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding as it outsources some Arleigh Burke-class destroyer work. The company announced the agreement with HII “to support the limited production of outfitted structural units for the U.S. Navy’s Flight III Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyers.” It added this agreement follows an initial pilot program where ESG constructed a limited number of DDG units at its Nelson Street Facility…

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