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Bath Iron Works

Published
March 1, 2024

Maine colleges, universities partner with defense industry to recruit and train thousands of workers

As overseas military threats multiply, the U.S. defense industry is looking to vastly scale up hiring and worker training, including in Maine.
Published
February 6, 2024

Bath Iron Works hires new vice president of supply chain, quality

Eric Masna has 30 years of operational and supply chain experience and previously served as vice president of supply chain at Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy.
Published
January 28, 2024

Bath-built destroyer shoots down missile fired at it by Houthis, officials say

The crew of the USS Carney shot down the missile in the Gulf of Aden, where it's protecting shipping vessels targeted by Houthis retaliating against Israel's military campaign against Hamas.
Published
January 8, 2024

Former Bath Iron Works pipefitter installed as new leader of international union

Brian Bryant was named president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents 4,250 Bath Iron Works employees.
Published
January 8, 2024

BIW could land multiyear contracts more frequently as U.S. military faces China on the move

Bath Iron Works has been awarded contracts for three new destroyers through 2027, which Maine's senators say provide long-term stability to both the shipyard and the many local vendors it serves.

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Published
January 4, 2024

Crew of Bath-built USS Carney honored for thwarting Houthi attacks

The crew of the USS Carney, which has shot down dozens of missiles and drones, was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon.
Published
January 2, 2024

Navy approves at least $34 million for Bath Iron Works for accelerated training, housing, child care

Sen. Susan Collins requested the funding, which will reduce the training timeline from five years to three and pay for 85 housing units and 150 more child care slots.
Published
December 28, 2023

Bath-built destroyer helps shoot down 5 missiles, 12 drones in Houthi attack

U.S. forces, including the USS Laboon, shot down the barrage in the Red Sea; it was the latest Houthi attack in the Middle East in support of Hamas.
Published
December 26, 2023

Bath-built USS Laboon shoots down 4 drones in Red Sea

The USS Laboon is part of an international campaign to protect Middle East shipping lanes from Hamas-supporting Houthi forces in Yemen.
Published
December 17, 2023

Bath-built USS Carney shoots down swarm of 14 drones in Middle East

U.S. military officials said the barrage of "one-way attack drones" was launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.