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Home» News»HII Starts Fabrication For US Navy’s Sixth DDG 51 Flight III
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Artists rendering of a Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer. HII image.

HII Starts Fabrication For US Navy’s Sixth DDG 51 Flight III

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer George M. Neal (DDG 131) on Thursday, Dec. 2.

Naval News Staff 07 Dec 2021

Huntington Ingalls Industries press release

Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said:

“Start of fabrication is our first opportunity to formally celebrate and reflect on our contributions as shipbuilders. We are very proud of what we do here for the country and endeavor to do our part in building and activating what will be the newest Flight III destroyer.”

Ingalls has delivered 33 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to the Navy. Other destroyers currently under construction include Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), Ted Stevens (DDG 128) and Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129).

The new destroyer’s name honors a Korean War veteran, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class George M. Neal, who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions while attempting to rescue a fellow service member. Neal volunteered as crewman to fly in a helicopter deep into North Korean mountains to attempt the rescue of a Marine aviator who had been shot down and was trapped by the enemy. During the rescue attempt, under heavy enemy fire, Neal’s helicopter was disabled and crashed. He assisted his pilot and the rescued aviator in evading enemy forces for nine days before being captured and held as a prisoner of war. Neal was eventually released and returned to the U.S. with more than 320 fellow POWs in 1952.

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. Guided missile destroyers are capable of simultaneously fighting air, surface and subsurface battles. The ship contains myriad offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime defense needs well into the 21st century.

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Naval News comments: About DDG 51 Flight III Destroyer

U.S. Navy Launches First DDG 51 Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer
The future Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) is the first Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the Flight III configuration. Photo By: courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries/RELEASED

Flight III destroyers will have improved capability and capacity to perform Anti-Air Warfare and Ballistic Missile Defense in support of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense mission. This system delivers quick reaction time, high firepower, and increased electronic countermeasures capability for Anti-Air Warfare.

The Flight III design contains modifications from the earlier DDG 51 class, to enable the SPY-6 radar, in association with Aegis Baseline 10, which includes larger electronically scanned arrays and the power generation and cooling equipment required to operate the powerful new radar. 

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