First Flight III Destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas Joins Fleet
The Navy’s first Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer officially joined the fleet over the weekend.…
First Flight III Destroyer Jack Lucas Leaves Mississippi Shipyard for the Last Time
The Navy’s first Arleigh Burke Flight III guided-missile destroyer sailed away from Ingalls Shipbuilding this week ahead of its commissioning…
Navy Reveals Contract Costs of Latest 10-Hull Destroyer Deal
A month after the Navy inked a deal for 10 Flight III guided-missile destroyers, the service has disclosed how much…
U.S. Flight III Destroyer Multiyear Deal Grows to 10 Ships, 3 Hulls Awarded in FY 2023
The Navy is set to buy 10 Flight III Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyers over the next five years after the…
New Flight III Destroyer Deal Has Options for Up to 15 Hulls, Says Navy
THE PENTAGON – The five-year guided-missile destroyer deal the Navy announced this week could grow to as many as 15…
Navy Awards Ingalls 6 Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyers, Bath Iron Works 3 as Part of 5-Year Deal
HII Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works won contracts to build nine Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyers…
Navy Takes Delivery of First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy on Tuesday formally took delivery of the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer from…
First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Completes Acceptance Trials, Delivery Imminent
The first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer completed its final acceptance trails ahead of delivery and commissioning into the…
Bath Iron Works Lays Keel for Shipyard’s First Flight III Destroyer
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works laid the first keel of its Flight III Arleigh-Burke guided-missile destroyer, the company announced.…
Gulf Coast Shipyards Growing Capacity While Navy Shipbuilding Plans Remain Unsettled
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — From the fantail of the 24,000-ton Richard M. McCool, Jr., (LPD-29), one can see the world’s most…