# US Navy awards DDG 51 destroyer contracts to HII and Bath Iron Works

The U.S. Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a potential $5.25B contract and General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works a potential $4.03B contract to build up to six and four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, respectively. Work is expected through June 2028 (Bath) and April 2029 (HII).

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-09-28
- Where: various locations in continental US, United States
- Value: $9.28B
- Status: announced
- Products: Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Huntington Ingalls Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4127.md)
- [General Dynamics](https://endata.com/companies/4539.md)
- [United States Navy](https://endata.com/companies/15467.md) (customer)
- [Bath Iron Works](https://endata.com/companies/24787.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [govconwire.com](https://www.govconwire.com/articles/navy-awards-ddg-51-construction-contracts-to-hii-general-dynamics-subsidiary), 2018-09-28: "The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a potential $5.25B contract and General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works subsidiary a potential $4.03B contract to construct new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer ships."

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