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Saturday, September 08, 2012

Design contract for next-generation destroyer comes through for BIW

Zumwalt class destroyer |Members of Maine’s congressional delegation on Wednesday praised the Department of the Navy for awarding a $26 million design contract to Bath Iron Works for the next-generation destroyer known as the DDG-1000.

BIW spokesman James Demartini said Thursday the contract is part of a previous agreement with the Navy to have BIW design and build the first three DDG 1000s.

“This is work we expected to get and work we’re very happy to have,” said Demartini. “It is not new work for us.”

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