U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) a contract in the amount of $197,071,953 to begin purchasing materials and begin pre-production planning to support detail design and construction of the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer. DDG-1000 is the Navy’s next generation destroyer and was previously known as DD(X).
“I am pleased to see continued funding for a project as vital to our national security as the DDG-1000. Today’s contract announcement is very good news,” said Senator Collins. “I will continue to work closely with the Department of Defense to ensure that it recognizes the important contributions that BIW and its skilled and talented employees make by building the best Navy ships in the world.”
The mission of the DDG-1000 Zumalt Class Destroyer is to provide affordable and credible independent forward presence/deterrence and to operate as an integral part of the Naval, Joint, or Combine Maritime Forces.
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