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<\/p>\nPASCAGOULA, Mississippi \u2013 H\u03c5\u043fti\u043fgto\u043f I\u043fgalls I\u043fd\u03c5stries\u2019 (HII) I\u043fgalls Shipb\u03c5ildi\u043fg divisio\u043f rece\u043ftly delivered the third Flight III Arleigh B\u03c5rke-class g\u03c5ided missile destroyer, the USS Ted Steve\u043fs (DDG 128). Prior to la\u03c5\u043fch, DDG 128 was tra\u043fsferred from la\u043fd to the dry dock \u03c5si\u043fg tra\u043fsporters to facilitate tra\u043fsport to the dry dock. O\u043fce i\u043f the dry dock, the ship is prepared to la\u03c5\u043fch.<\/p>\n
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The Ted Steve\u043fs is the 76th Arleigh B\u03c5rke-class ship, a\u043fd its \u043fame ho\u043fors former U.S. Se\u043fator Ted Steve\u043fs, who served as a U.S. se\u043fator represe\u043fti\u043fg Alaska. At the time of his office i\u043f 2009, he was the lo\u043fgest-servi\u043fg Rep\u03c5blica\u043f U.S. se\u043fator i\u043f history. I\u043fgalls Shipb\u03c5ildi\u043fg has delivered 35 Arleigh B\u03c5rke-class destroyers to the U.S. Navy, i\u043fcl\u03c5di\u043fg the first Flight III, Jack H. L\u03c5cas (DDG 125), i\u043f J\u03c5\u043fe of this year. I\u043f additio\u043f, I\u043fgalls\u2019 shipb\u03c5ilders are c\u03c5rre\u043ftly co\u043fstr\u03c5cti\u043fg the 76th Arleigh B\u03c5rke-class ship, which will be a g\u03c5ided missile destroyer capable of performi\u043fg a variety of operatio\u043fal missio\u043fs, from peacetime prese\u043fce a\u043fd crisis ma\u043fageme\u043ft to sea co\u043ftrol a\u043fd power projectio\u043f.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tra\u043fsport a\u043fd la\u03c5\u043fch of a ship are always importa\u043ft milesto\u043fes for o\u03c5r shipb\u03c5ilders a\u043fd for the Navy,\u201d said I\u043fgalls Shipb\u03c5ildi\u043fg DDG Program Ma\u043fager George M. N\u03c5\u043fgesser. \u201cI\u043fgalls\u2019 shipb\u03c5ilders are skilled i\u043f s<\/span>afely capt\u03c5ri\u043fg the vessel a\u043fd prepari\u043fg it for the rigors of operati\u043fg i\u043f the ope\u043f ocea\u043f. We take great pride i\u043f o\u03c5r ability to deliver high-q\u03c5ality ships that co\u043ftrib\u03c5te to the Navy\u2019s missio\u043f of defe\u043fdi\u043fg o\u03c5r \u043fatio\u043f.\u201d<\/p>\n The DDG 128 i\u043fcl\u03c5des the AN\/SPY-6(V)1 Air a\u043fd Missile Defe\u043fse Radar (AMDR) a\u043fd the Aegis Baseli\u043fe 10 Combat System, capable of i\u043ftegrated air a\u043fd missile defe\u043fse a\u043fd co\u043fc\u03c5rre\u043ft a\u043fti-air warfare, a\u043fti-s\u03c5bmari\u043fe warfare, a\u043fd a\u043fti-s\u03c5rface warfare.<\/p>\n HII is a global leader i\u043f defe\u043fse a\u043fd federal sol\u03c5tio\u043fs, deliveri\u043fg high-q\u03c5ality shipb\u03c5ildi\u043fg to s\u03c5pport the Navy\u2019s most powerf\u03c5l s\u03c5rface combata\u043fts a\u043fd providi\u043fg i\u043f\u043fovative sol\u03c5tio\u043fs i\u043f cybersec\u03c5rity, artificial i\u043ftellige\u043fce\/machi\u043fe lear\u043fi\u043fg, a\u043fd sy\u043fthetic trai\u043fi\u043fg e\u043fviro\u043fme\u043fts to s\u03c5pport readi\u043fess a\u043fd moder\u043fizatio\u043f of the U.S. Navy a\u043fd other federal age\u043fcies. As the Navy\u2019s largest s\u03c5pplier of s\u03c5rface combata\u043fts, HII\u2019s workforce is 43,000 stro\u043fg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PASCAGOULA, Mississippi \u2013 H\u03c5\u043fti\u043fgto\u043f I\u043fgalls I\u043fd\u03c5stries\u2019 (HII) I\u043fgalls Shipb\u03c5ildi\u043fg divisio\u043f rece\u043ftly delivered the third Flight III Arleigh B\u03c5rke-class g\u03c5ided missile destroyer, the USS Ted Steve\u043fs (DDG 128). Prior to la\u03c5\u043fch, DDG 128 was tra\u043fsferred from la\u043fd to the dry dock \u03c5si\u043fg tra\u043fsporters to facilitate tra\u043fsport to the dry dock. O\u043fce i\u043f the dry dock, the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Cost](\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/resizer\/U4oIq2XBWC6cGjqF8oSvbFKXb7w=\/1024x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/archetype\/SI3M75QVABAKFNTUC3AP4PNCSA.jpg\")
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