{"id":829748,"date":"2025-03-25T17:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hiis-ingalls-shipbuilding-launches-guided-missile-destroyer-future-uss-jeremiah-denton-ddg-129\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T17:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:33:05","slug":"hiis-ingalls-shipbuilding-launches-guided-missile-destroyer-future-uss-jeremiah-denton-ddg-129","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hiis-ingalls-shipbuilding-launches-guided-missile-destroyer-future-uss-jeremiah-denton-ddg-129\/","title":{"rendered":"HII\u2019s Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Future\u00a0USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII\u2019s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched future USS Jeremiah Denton <\/em>(DDG 129) today, <\/em>the third Flight III Arleigh Burke<\/em>-class destroyer to be built at the shipyard.<\/p>\n

Shipbuilders transferred DDG 129 from land to the company\u2019s dry dock using translation railcars to support the ship during the move. Once in the dry dock, the ship was floated and moved by tugboats to a pier at the shipyard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe launch of DDG 129 is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our Ingalls shipbuilders and a collaborative achievement with our Navy partners,\u201d Ingalls Shipbuilding DDG Program Manager Ben Barnett said. \u201cThe future USS Jeremiah Denton<\/em> will now undergo final outfitting, systems activation, and testing before entering the fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n

DDG 129 is named for former U.S. Sen. Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism as a prisoner of war. Following his Navy career, he was elected to the U.S. Senate representing his home state of Alabama in 1980.<\/p>\n

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Photos accompanying this release are available at: http:\/\/hii.com\/news\/hiis-ingalls-shipbuilding-launches-guided-missile-destroyer-future-uss-jeremiah-denton-ddg-129\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An Arleigh Burke-<\/em>class Flight III destroyer features the AN\/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) and the Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System that is required to keep pace with the threats well into the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century. Ingalls Shipbuilding has five Flight IIIs currently under construction including\u00a0Ted Stevens<\/em> (DDG 128), Jeremiah Denton<\/em>\u00a0(DDG 129),\u00a0George M. Neal<\/em>\u00a0(DDG 131), Sam Nunn<\/em>\u00a0(DDG 133) and Thad Cochran<\/em> (DDG 135).<\/p>\n

\n About HII<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII\u2019s mission is to deliver the world\u2019s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers to protect peace and freedom around the world.<\/p>\n

As the nation\u2019s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned systems, cyber, ISR, AI\/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII\u2019s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, visit:<\/p>\n