Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has cut the first 100 tons of steel of the future USS Jeremiah Denton to mark the start of the fabrication phase for the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
Read More »HII Hands Over USS Paul Ignatius Missile Destroyer to Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries has handed over the USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to the U.S. Navy. HII said Friday its Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially transferred responsibility over the ship to the military service with the signing of the DD 250 delivery document.
Read More »Navy Selects Leidos to Develop Digital Video Surveillance Tech
Leidos has secured a portential five-year, $33M contract to provide a digital video surveillance system in support of the U.S. Navy's efforts to modernize guided missile destroyers.
Read More »General Dynamics NASSCO Wins Potential $75M USS Arleigh Burke Destroyer Modernization C
General Dynamics has won a potential $74.7M contract to support the U.S. Navy in the dry-docking of the USS Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyer.
Read More »General Dynamics Subsidiary Starts Build of New Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer
General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has begun construction of DDG 127, the future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer to be named USS Patrick Gallagher. The ship, BIW’s final destroyer in Flight IIA configuration, will feature Baseline 9 of the AEGIS Combat System designed for integrated air and missile defense, …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls to Hold Christening of Navy’s Future USS Frank Petersen Destroyer
The future USS Frank E. Petersen, slated to become the U.S. Navy’s 71st Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, will be christened on Saturday at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The nearly 9.5K-ton guided-missile destroyer will receive a Flight IIA configuration designed for power projection, forward presence and escort operations for …
Read More »US Navy Selects Vigor Industrial for Arleigh Burke-Class Ship Repair, Support
Vigor Industrial has received a potential $42.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for repairs and modifications to a guided-missile destroyer. The company said Monday services for the USS Sampson might include surface preparation, blasting and painting. The contract also covers possible work on parts of the ship such as …
Read More »Lockheed gets $69M Navy contract modification for guided missile destroyer enhancement support
Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business will help enhance the U.S. Navy‘s guided missile destroyers under a potential three-year, $68.5 million contract modification that runs through June 2021. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will support the restoration of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and supply five upgraded …
Read More »Navy to Commission USS Ralph Johnson March 24 in South Carolina
The U.S. Navy has announced it will commission the guided-missile destroyer to be named USS Ralph Johnson on March 14, at Columbus Street Pier, Charleston, South Carolina. Georgeann McRaven, wife of retired Adm. Bill McRaven, will order the destroyer to service as the ship’s sponsor; while U.S. Marine Corps commandant Gen. Robert Neller will …
Read More »Vigor Industrial Subsidiary to Help Repair USS Kidd Destroyer Ship
A Vigor Industrial subsidiary has received a $19.6 million contract to support repair and alteration work on a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer. Vigor Marine will support scheduled, selected restricted availability activities for the USS Kidd (DDG 100) as part of the service branch’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ship repair program, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Contract …
Read More »General Dynamics Gets Contract Option for Navy Ship Planning Yard Services
General Dynamics has been awarded a $44.3 million contract modification to provide planning yard services for the U.S. Navy‘s guided missile destroyers and frigates. The Navy exercised an option under a previously awarded contract for the company to support integrated planning yard efforts for Arleigh Burke-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class vessels, the …
Read More »HII Holds Keel Authentication for Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee Destroyer
A Huntington Ingalls Industries division has conducted a ceremony to authenticate the keel of a future U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer currently designated DDG 123. The authentication ceremony for the planned Arleigh Burke-class USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee hosted by Ingalls Shipbuilding featured ship sponsors Louisa Dixon, Virginia Munford and Pickett Wilson, colleagues …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls, Navy Christen Delbert D. Black Guided Missile Destroyer
Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding division hosted a christening ceremony Saturday for the U.S. Navy‘s future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). HII said Saturday approximately 1,200 people attended the event at the company’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi and Steven Giordano, master chief petty officer of the Navy, delivered the keynote address. Ima Black, …
Read More »Navy to Hold USS Delbert D. Black Destroyer Christening at HII Shipyard
The U.S. Navy will conduct a christening ceremony for the future USS Delbert D. Black guided-missile destroyer at a Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ceremony to be held Nov. 4 at the Ingalls Shipbuilding facility will feature World War II Navy veteran and ship namesake MCPON Delbert Black’s widow …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls, Navy Launch Delbert D. Black Destroyer
Huntington Ingalls Industries on Friday launched the U.S. Navy‘s future Delbert D. Black guided missile destroyer at a company facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. HII said Tuesday its Ingalls Shipbuilding division moved DDG 51 to a floating dry dock with a rail car system then flooded the dock until the vessel could stay afloat. USS Delbert B. …
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