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July 22, 2021 10:41 PM USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) at Bath Iron Works THE PENTAGON – The Senate Armed Services Committee Fiscal Year 2022 authorization bill adds an additional destroyer, a Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport and five more F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters for the Navy, according to a summary of the markup issued on Thursday by the SASC. The additions are part of a $740.3 billion authorization bill that’s $25 billion more than the Pentagon’s initial budget request from late May. The bill from the Democrat-led SASC is a major break from the White House’s ...

Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles David Sharp Updated:  Tags:  Full Screen1 / 3 FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, file photo provided by the US Navy, a high-speed camera image captures a full-energy shot by an electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at a test facility in Dahlgren, Va. The Navy has pulled the plug on research on the futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity. A Navy spokesperson says the decision frees up resources for hypersonic missiles, laser systems and electronic warfare systems. (U...

Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles It spent more than a decade developing the electromagnetic railgun and once considered putting them on the stealthy new Zumwalt-class destroyers built at Bath Iron Works. By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press Share Gary Bass, left, and Jim Poyner from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, take measurements after a successful test firing of an electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher in Dahlgren, Va., in 2012. The U.S. Navy has pulled the plug, for now, on the futuristic weapon, which fires projectiles at up to seven times t...

By Staff The Grant Building in downtown Bath was a big part of the community for the better part of a century, and developer Sean Ireland is hoping to bring it back, with the community's help. Ireland, of Windward Development, is looking for input as he develops the 25,000-square-foot building, one of the final ones in the 18-building Sagadahock Real Estate Association downtown portfolio to be sold. Redevelopment of the building that began life as a department store and was most recently an indoor park will require a variety of partners, Ireland said.  “This kind of project...

Police Identify Victims of Route 1 Crash, Brunswick, Maine The Brunswick Police Department released the identities of the three people who died after a Route 1 crash in Brunswick Friday when their vehicle hit a rock embankment and caught fire. 50-year-old Anthony Astor died in the crash along with his wife, 43-year-old Dawn Astor. Their  granddaughter, 6-year-old Eleina Astor, died from her injuries at Mid Coast Hospital. The grandparents died at the scene, said police. A fourth passenger, 4-year-old Carson Astor, survived the accident with non-life threatening injuries. He is the grandson a...