House OKs destroyer funding
The U.S. House of Representatives has changed its tack and agreed with the Senate to authorize funding for two Navy destroyer programs that will mean more work for Bath Iron Works.
In a defense spending bill passed Wednesday, the House allocated $2.5 billion for a third DDG-1000 class destroyer, with $1.5 million for fiscal year 2009, according to The Times Record. The Navy had previously decided to scrap the DDG-1000 program, but reversed its decision in August. The House bill also includes $350 million to restart the DDG-51 program, BIW's mainstay line of destroyers that the Navy wants to start building again, with $200 million allocated for 2009. The House previously fought against funding a third DDG-1000 ship due to its high cost, and earlier versions of its spending bill did not include funds for the program, putting it at odds with the Senate's spending plan.
The first two DDG-1000 destroyers are currently being built at BIW, which is owned by General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula, Miss.
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