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Navy Awards Contract For DDG-1000s

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, September 16th, 2011

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The Navy yesterday awarded a $1.8-billion contract to General Dynamics' [GD] Bath Iron Works for the construction of the DDG-1001 and DDG-1002, the second and third ships procured under the Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) destroyer program. Bath Iron works had already begun construction on the first ship of the class, the USS Zumwalt, which is scheduled for delivery in fiscal 2014. But there had been some speculation that the Navy would not proceed with building the envisioned three ships in the class…

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