{"id":922824,"date":"2025-12-29T16:33:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hii-delivers-destroyer-ted-stevens-ddg-128-to-u-s-navy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:33:18","slug":"hii-delivers-destroyer-ted-stevens-ddg-128-to-u-s-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hii-delivers-destroyer-ted-stevens-ddg-128-to-u-s-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"HII Delivers Destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to U.S. Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII\u2019s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered Arleigh Burke<\/em>-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens<\/em>\u00a0(DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy. This marks the second Flight III Arleigh Burke<\/em>-class destroyer to be delivered by Ingalls shipbuilders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe delivery of Ted Stevens reflects the strong momentum of our destroyer program as we accelerate Flight III production and bring enhanced capabilities to the fleet,\u201d said Brian Blanchette, Ingalls Shipbuilding president. \u201cWe are honored to deliver DDG 128 to the Navy knowing that it will stand as a powerful asset in strengthening U.S. maritime security for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future USS Ted Stevens<\/em> represents the next generation of surface combatants for the U.S. Navy, featuring the second-in-class Flight III AN\/SPY-6 (V)1 radar system and the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system, designed to counter threats well into the 21st century.<\/p>\n

At Ingalls Shipbuilding there are four more Flight III destroyers under fabrication and another seven moving through early pre-planning stages of construction. To increase the throughput and meet the increased demand for ships by the U.S. Navy, Ingalls recently embarked on a\u00a0distributed shipbuilding initiative<\/a> to improve schedule adherence for all ships built at Ingalls by partnering with shipyards and fabricators beyond the company\u2019s traditional labor market.<\/p>\n

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Photos accompanying this release are available at:\u00a0http:\/\/hii.com\/news\/hii-delivers-destroyer-ted-stevens-ddg-128-to-u-s-navy\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To date, Ingalls Shipbuilding has delivered 36\u00a0Arleigh Burke<\/em>-class destroyers to the U.S. Navy, including the first Flight III,\u00a0USS Jack H. Lucas<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(DDG 125) and Ted Stevens<\/em> (DDG 128).\u00a0The four Flight III destroyers under construction include: Jeremiah Denton<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(DDG 129),\u00a0George M. Neal<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(DDG 131),\u00a0Sam Nunn<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(DDG 133),\u00a0and Thad Cochran<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(DDG 135). Additionally, Ingalls is in early pre-planning and material procurement phases for John F. Lehman<\/em> (DDG 137), Telesforo Trinidad<\/em> (DDG 139), Ernest E. Evans<\/em> (DDG 141), Charles French<\/em> (DDG 142), Richard J. Danzig<\/em> (DDG 143), Intrepid<\/em> (DDG 145) and Robert Kerrey<\/em> (DDG 146).<\/p>\n

To learn more about the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke<\/em>-class destroyer program at Ingalls visit: https:\/\/hii.com\/what-we-do\/capabilities\/guided-missile-destroyers\/arleigh-burke-class\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/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