Video Release — Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)
June 11 2021 - 11:30AM
Today, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls
Shipbuilding division announced the successful launch of the Navy’s
first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile
destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125).
DDG 125 will feature enhanced detection and engagement of
targets, as well as ballistic missile defense capability.
“Our shipbuilders continue to set the standard for teamwork by
achieving this important construction milestone,” Ingalls
Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. “They have shown
tremendous resolve in bringing this first Flight III destroyer to a
timely launch. We will continue to work closely with our Navy
customer as we progress toward delivering the highly advanced ship
that our Navy expects and our nation deserves.”
A video accompanying this release is available at:
http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/ddg-125-launch.
To date, Ingalls has delivered 32 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
to the Navy. Other destroyers currently under construction include
Frank E. Peterson Jr. (DDG 121), Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123),
Ted Stevens (DDG 128) and Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129).
DDG 125 is named for Jack H. Lucas, a longtime resident of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who was the youngest Marine and youngest
service member in World War II to receive the Medal of Honor.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are highly capable, multi-mission
ships and can conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime
presence and crisis management, to sea control and power projection
— all in support of the United States military strategy. The guided
missile destroyers are capable of simultaneously fighting air,
surface and subsurface battles. The ship contains a myriad of
offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime
defense well into the 21st century.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and
environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs more than 41,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
- HII on YouTube: www.youtube.com/huntingtoningalls
- HII on Instagram: www.instagram.com/huntingtoningalls
Contact: Teckie Hinkebeinteckie.hinkebein@hii-co.com(228)
935-1323
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