General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Awarded Contract for Construction of Two DDG 51 Destroyers Worth $680M

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics

, a $680 million contract for the construction of DDG 115, the third ship of the Navy's DDG 51-class guided-missile destroyer construction continuation program.  The award also includes a $665 million option for Bath Iron Works to build DDG 116.  DDG 115 is scheduled to be delivered in 2016.