USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) is scheduled to change its homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. to Rota Naval Base, Spain, in the fall of 2024.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers, the future USS Richard J. Danzig (DDG 143) and the future USS Michael G. Mullen (DDG 144) during a U.S. Naval Academy Commencement Week ceremony, May 22.
During SAS 2024, NAVSEA provided a brief update of the latest destroyers’ modernisation efforts – DDG mod 2.0.
HII announced the keel authentication of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyer George M. Neal (DDG 131).
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division started fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135) on Monday.
Last week the U.S. Navy awarded a major DDG-51 ship repair and modernization contract valued at $754 million to General Dynamics NASSCO.
The first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) departed HII Tuesday.
HII was awarded a $154.8 million contract modification today for the modernization of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000).
HII announced the successful launch of the US Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128).
The U.S. Navy awarded contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division (HII Ingalls) and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD BIW) for the fiscal years (FY) 2023 – 2027 multiyear procurement (MYP) of DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class destroyers, August 1.
