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…
Navy Plan Shifts Construction of Three DDG-1000s To Bath Iron Works
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