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AN/SPY-6(V)1 for Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) Shipped

June 9, 2020 admin

June 1, 2020 – Raytheon Missiles & Defense completed comprehensive near-field range testing on the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array, signaling its readiness to be wrapped, packed and shipped to the U.S. Navy’s future USS Jack H. Lucas, DDG-125. The 14’ by 14’ modular array will deliver unprecedented integrated air and missile defense and air defense capabilities to Flight III guided…

Ingalls Shipbuilding Lifts 320-Ton Aft Deckhouse onto Jack H Lucas (DDG 125)

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 admin

May 20, 2020 – Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division achieved a substantial milestone today with the successful lift of the aft deckhouse onto guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). The 320-ton aft deckhouse includes radar equipment rooms, main engine intake and exhaust compartments, electric shop, and staterooms. “Our team has kept this first Flight III ship ahead…

Construction Begins on First Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 admin

March 5, 2020 – Construction of the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126) officially began at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard on Mar. 3. The milestone was marked by a ceremony at BIW’s structural fabrication facility in Brunswick, Maine. DDG 126 will be the first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built in the Flight III configuration at BIW.…