PASCAGOULA, Miss. - HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), to the Navy ton June 27. Delivery of DDG 125 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy.
Delivery of the first Flight III ship "reflects the relentless efforts of our shipbuilders and those of our Navy and supplier partners,” said Kari Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding.
DDG 125 is the first Flight III destroyer built by Ingalls for the Navy. It incorporates a number of design modifications including a myriad of offensive/and defensive weapons designed to support maritime defensive needs.
Flight III destroyers include the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) and the Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System that is required to keep pace with the threats of the future.
Ingalls has now delivered 35 destroyers to the Navy, with four Flight IIIs currently under construction - Ted Stevens (DDG 128), to be christened in August; Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), George M. Neal (DDG 131) and Sam Nunn (DDG 133). (HII 06/27/23
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