The shipyard employs over 6,800 people, who were paid a total of $508 million in 2025.
Bath Iron Works
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How Maine’s economy benefits from billion-dollar defense contracts
Hundreds of Maine companies, large and small, share billions of defense dollars each year that flow through communities across the state.
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How Susan Collins uses her influence to help the defense industry
The five-term Republican senator’s opponent, Graham Platner, says he would do it differently.
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How Maine leaders are crossing Pete Hegseth on shipbuilding
Defense spending bills advanced by U.S. Senate and House subcommittees would prevent offshore production of warships and add another DDG-51 destroyer like those produced at Bath Iron Works.
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Bath Iron Works begins early work on latest warship
The future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer will carry the name of a Vietnam-era Medal of Honor recipient.
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Bath Iron Works moves forward on parking expansion
Bath Iron Works unveiled plans for a huge parking expansion around the shipyard and plans to replace the SUPSHIP Building.
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Bath Iron Works awarded funding to build new destroyer for Navy
The General Dynamics shipyard will build a DDG-149 to fulfill a multiyear contract it received in 2023.
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Bath Iron Works strike ends after contract ratification
Members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association voted to adopt a new contract Saturday.
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Bath Iron Works, union reach tentative agreement
Members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association will vote Saturday morning on the agreement, which the union says is an improvement over the offer it rejected ahead of striking this week.
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Strike at Bath Iron Works poised to enter 5th day
Contract negotiations between the shipyard and its draftsmen’s union continued through Thursday.