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U.S. Flight III Destroyer Multiyear Deal Grows to 10 Ships, 3 Hulls Awarded in FY 2023

15 August 2023

The future Flight III Arleigh Burke USS Ted Steves (DDG-128) launches at Ingalls Shipbuilding in August. HII Photo

The Navy is set to buy 10 Flight III Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyers over the next five years after the service elected to award an extra Fiscal Year 2023 option ship to Ingalls Shipbuilding, USNI News has learned.

This month Naval Sea Systems Command awarded three detailed design and construction contracts for destroyers as part of a five-year deal to build the ships – two...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/15/u-s-flight-iii-destroyer-multiyear-deal-grows-to-10-ships-3-hulls-awarded-in-fy-2023

Navy Awards Ingalls 6 Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyers, Bath Iron Works 3 as Part of 5 Year Deal

2 August 2023

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...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/01/navy-awards-ingalls-6-flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyers-bath-iron-works-3-as-part-of-five-year-deal

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | June 29 – US Navy destroyers, Italian Navy support ship and more

29 June 2023

The American and Australian navies acquire newbuild surface vessels while construction commences on a Russian minehunter and an Italian fleet support ship. Royal Australi ..

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VIDEO: Destroyer USS Carl Levin Commissions in Baltimore

26 June 2023

Crew of USS Carl M. Vinson await the command to man the ship at the ship’s commissioning ceremony on June 24, 2023. US Navy Photo

The guided-missile destroyer named for the late Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) commissioned in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday.

USS Carl Levin (DDG-120) is one of the last Flight IIA variants of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and delivered to the Navy in January, USNI News previously reported.

“This ship before you and our entire naval fleet supports not just the strike...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/25/video-destroyer-uss-carl-levin-commissions-in-baltimore

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | February 9 – US Navy surface ships plus patrol boats for Australia and Pakistan

9 February 2023

The US Navy gradually expands its surface warship fleet with new deliveries while testing continues on a naval patrol vessel for Australia. A Pakistani yard lays the keel ..

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Bath Irons Works Delivers Destroyer Carl M. Levin to Navy

31 January 2023

USS Carl Levin (DDG-120) at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. BIW Photo

General Dynamics Bath Iron Words delivered the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) to the Navy last week, the service announced.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer finished acceptance trials in December off the coast of Maine, USNI news previously reported.

“A Flight IIA destroyer, DDG 120 is equipped with the latest Aegis Combat System. The Aegis Combat System provides large area defense coverage against air and ballistic...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/30/bath-irons-works-delivers-destroyer-carl-m-levin-to-navy

President Biden Signs Continuing Resolution; Senate Passes NDAA Fiscal Year 2023

17 December 2022

Marine One lands on the White House lawn in 2021. White House Photo

President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap bill that will keep the government funded for another week while lawmakers work on a final spending framework.

The continuing resolution, the second one for Fiscal Year 2023, keeps the government funded through Dec. 23. The first CR was set to expire tonight.

The Senate passed the measure on Thursday following the House’s passage on Wednesday.

Under a CR, the Defense Department cannot...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/16/president-biden-signs-continuing-resolution-senate-passes-ndaa-fiscal-year-2023

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | December 15 – Patrol boats for Mozambique and Ivory Coast, Singapore’s future submarines and more

14 December 2022

Deliveries include patrol boats for an Ivory Coast marine police force and the Mozambican Navy. Some notable vessels that are under construction are two submarines for ..

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House Passes FY 2023 NDAA That Authorizes $858B for National Defense

8 December 2022

Moon over U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13, 2016. NASA Photo

The House, on Thursday, passed the compromise Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill that authorizes $858 billion for national defense.
In a 350 to 80 vote, lawmakers authorized legislation that approves $32.6 billion for the Navy to buy 11 battle force ships, an increase from the nine battle force ships the service sought in its original budget request.

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, praised the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/08/house-passes-fy-2023-ndaa-that-authorizes-858b-for-national-defense

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