HII starts fabrication on DDG 125

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) on May 7 in Pascagoula. The start of fabrication signifies the first 100 tons of steel has been cut. HII-Pascagoula shipbuilders have delivered 30 DDGs to the Navy and back-to-back building has allowed them to gain experience and talent that is unmatched in our industry, according to Ingalls’ DDG 51 program manager George Nungesser. DDG 125 will be the first “Flight III” ship in the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers. Flight III will incorporate a new Advanced Missile Defense Radar that will replace the existing SPY-1 radar installed on the previous DDG 51 class ships. (HII 05/07/18)