The first Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer to be built in the Flight III configuration, the future Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), has been successfully launched at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division.It will be the 75th Arleigh Burke-class warship. Arleigh Burke-class Program Manager, Capt. Seth Miller said,“Flight III ships will provide cutting edge Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability to include significantly greater detection range and tracking capacity. Launching the first Flight III ship, the future Jack H. Lucas, is another important step to delivering Flight III to the Navy” Viewers may note that Flight III is the fourth Flight upgrade in the 30+ year history of the class and is preceded by Flight I, II, and IIA.
