Bath Iron Works

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.
Published
December 14, 2023

More destroyers, parking garage possible for Bath Iron Works under new defense bill

The $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act also includes funding for BIW to design the next-generation destroyer.

Published
December 14, 2023

BIW union to hold gate collection to support workers displaced by fire

A mobile home in Bowdoinham where multiple Bath Iron Works employees were living was damaged by an electrical fire Dec. 6. The shipyard's largest union is holding a fundraiser to get them back on their feet.
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
December 3, 2023

Commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, Bath-built warship downs 3 drones

The U.S. military says three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, and the USS Carney shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault.