Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) underway in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2023. HII Photo
HII Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works won contracts to build nine Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyers (DDG-51) in a five-year deal, according to a Tuesday Pentagon announcement.
The Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding will build six of the nine Burkes from Fiscal Year 2023 to 2027 in the contract while BIW will build the other three, according to the announcement. The...