By Geoff Fein The Navy has arrived at a plan that will shift construction of all three DDG-1000-class destroyers to General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW), while giving two new-build DDG-51s to Northrop Grumman [NOC] Shipbuilding (NGSB). Additionally, the plan also provides for stable continued construction of the LPD-17-class, Lt. Clayton Doss, a Navy spokesman, told Defense Daily. The Navy's plan most affordably meets the requirements for Navy surface combatants, commences the transition to additional, improved missile defense capability…
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