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Navy, Industry Begin Construction Effort For DDG-1000

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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein After more than a decade, the Navy and its industry partners are preparing to begin construction on "the largest investment ever made in surface naval capability"--DDG-1000, a Navy official said last week. Last week, General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works and Northrop Grumman [NOC] Shipbuilding were awarded construction contracts for the Navy's multi-mission combat ship. DDG-1000 will be built under a unique dual-lead ship acquisition effort where both yards will build portions of each ship. The cost…

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