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The US Department of Defense has awarded two multiyear contracts for the construction of nine Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyers for the US Navy.
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US shipyard Bath Iron Works was awarded a fixed-price incentive multiyear contract for the construction of three DDG 51 Class ships in 2023, 2024 and 2026, according to a daily contracts announcement on 1 August.
They will be joined by a multiyear contract with Huntington Ingalls Industry’s Ingalls Shipbuilding for the construction of six DDG 51 class ships, with one in 2023, one in 2024, two in 2025, one in 2026, and one in 2027.
Both contracts have options for the construction of additional DDG 51 class ships, subject to future competition.
Ingalls Shipbuilding president Kari Wilkinson said Ingalls has delivered 35 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers to the Navy, including the first Flight III, USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), in June of this year.
“It is a privilege for our shipbuilders to build these ships in service of our Navy,” she said.
“We look forward to the years of stability that this award provides and the opportunity to continue working with our industry partners on this important class of ships.”
DDG 51 Class guided missile destroyers are known for their multi-mission offence and defensive capabilities for anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare missions.
They are generally able to act independently or in a carrier strike group, surface action group or expeditionary strike group. Flight III Arleigh Burke Class destroyers built for the US Navy incorporate a number of design modifications to provide enhanced capability, such as AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar, the Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System.
