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Bath Iron Works

Published
December 14, 2023

Congress passes military spending bill that would bring $3.6 billion to Maine

The bill would support the state's defense industry, which builds ships, fighter jet engine components and other equipment for the military.
Published
December 13, 2023

Bath-built destroyer shoots down another drone in Middle East

A defense official said the USS Mason shot down a drone launched by Houthi forces in Yemen, the latest in a series of engagements involving Bath-built destroyers in the region.
Published
December 8, 2023

Hundreds rally outside Bath Iron Works to protest U.S. military aid for Israel

Dozens hold a die-in, lying on cold asphalt, wrapped in sheets splashed with red paint, to block cars trying to leave the shipyard, while others chanted, calling for a cease-fire and for Israel to end its occupation of the Gaza strip.
Published
November 27, 2023

Missiles fired at Bath-built destroyer that thwarted hijacking of Israeli ship, Navy says

The crew of the USS Mason captured pirates who stormed the Central Park merchant vessel off the coast of Yemen, officials said.
Published
November 25, 2023

Fire at BIW to be investigated by federal agencies

The blaze that started outside a ship under construction at Bath Iron Works was quickly subdued, and one employee was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Published
November 21, 2023

Bath Iron Works awarded $58 million contract for services for new destroyers

Bath Iron Works has 12 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in various stages of production.
Published
November 19, 2023

Bath-built warship shoots down drone in Middle East

The USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone in the Red Sea that the Pentagon said may have been launched by Houthi forces in support of Hamas.
Published
November 8, 2023

BIW starts work on its 45th destroyer

The ship, which will be named for Korean War hero John E. Kilmer, is the fourth Flight III-class destroyer to start construction at Bath Iron Works.
Published
November 2, 2023

BIW donates $100,000 to assist Lewiston shooting victims

Many of the shipyard's workers were personally affected by the mass shootings that claimed 18 lives in Lewiston last week.
Published
October 31, 2023

Memorial service set for Bath man killed in Lewiston shootings

Peyton Brewer-Ross, a Bath Iron Works shipbuilder, was killed while playing cornhole at a Lewiston bar. He leaves behind a fiancée and 2-year-old daughter.