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July 7, 2010

BIW awarded $105M destroyer contract

By The Mainebiz News Staff

The Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a more than $105 million contract for work on the second and third DDG-1000 class destroyers.

As anticipated, the shipyard received a $105.35 million contract modification for construction of the second destroyer and for lead materials and pre-production planning on the third ship, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Appropriations committees, helped to secure more than $1 billion for construction of the third destroyer in the most recent defense spending bill, signed last December.

BIW in 2008 was awarded the contract for the first DDG-1000 destroyer, which is currently under construction, and last month was awarded $8.3 million in additional design and construction work. Defense Secretary Robert Gates last year announced the shipyard would build all three ships in the DDG-1000 class.

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