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Navy/USMC

HII Ingalls Delivers First Flight III Destroyer To The Navy

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

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HII Ingalls Delivers First Flight III Destroyer To The Navy

The first Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) undergoing sea trials. (Photo: HII)

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] delivered the first Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125), to the Navy on June 27, the company said Tuesday. As the first Flight III variant, DDG-125 features various modifications largely designed to allow it to field the RTX [RTX] AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) with its requisite side, power, and cooling constraints. The ship also features the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system. RTX is the new name…

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