But one shipbuilding expert thinks the Navy should have guaranteed more ships in the contract to incentivize workforce and infrastructure investments.
Navy officials say they’re slowing down the design and purchase of the next-generation destroyer, dubbed DDG(X), to ensure new technology has matured.
Army veteran Charles F. Krugh, president of Bath Iron Works, took over the Maine shipyard seven months ago.
Some 460 soldiers are diagnosed with back overuse injuries every day.
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